Hundreds Of Strangers Help Cheer Up Woman With Lung Cancer
Hundreds Of Strangers Help Cheer Up Woman With Lung Cancer
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Nail polish can't cure cancer, but when applied correctly, it can sure help a cancer patient's outlook on life.
When Valerie Brosdal was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in August 2013, her husband, Ralph Kapostins, sought to lift her spirits by taking her for a pedicure. Valerie painted her toes purple, her favorite color, so Ralph figured he'd paint his nails purple, too, hoping to make her smile.
It's #purpletoes Wednesday! Join our campaign and send us your purple toes . [email protected] pic.twitter.com/qCy6qEJ0lH
- LungCancerFoundation (@TheALCF) June 4, 2014
#PurpleToes Campaign: Using social media to support #LungCancerAwarenessMonth http://t.co/A53Eua2Qri pic.twitter.com/bGajmzQYvk
- Melissa D. Mitchell (@Melissa_Dance) November 15, 2013
It worked, reports NBC Bay Area, so Ralph, inspired by his wife's smile, posted a photo of their purple toenails on Facebook. He asked others to share photos of their own purple-painted toenails in support of Valerie, and the idea took off.
So far, Ralph told NBC, about 400 people -- "good friends, complete strangers, women, men, kids, entire families and pets, including dogs, cats and even a couple of horses" -- have shared photos.
Support #LungCancerAwarenessMonth. Join the #PurpleToes Campaign: http://t.co/ow4FPoP4AV ... >takes but a minute pic.twitter.com/eglQJU6dXX
- Natascha Thomson (@NaThomson) November 19, 2013
The project has been aided in part by a friend, Susan Woolf, who started a " Purple Toes Campaign" through the Lung Cancer Foundation, which allows anyone to submit a photo of his or her purple-painted toes for a living mural.
Valerie seems pretty thrilled.
" I've got a huge grin on my face," she wrote on Facebook in response to someone who had submitted photos. "Thank you!"
