Heaven's Door Oncology & Wellness Foundation
Free Services to ALL Cancer Patients, Regardless of Income
What Heaven's Door Is All About
Heaven's Door Oncology & Wellness, a non-profit foundation is one of the first free oncology spa and massage advocacy centers for cancer survivors in the United States, founded by me, Daphne Evans. I am a ten year Stage III C ovarian cancer and a breast cancer survivor. I have also recently been diagnosed with spinal carcinoma. Heaven's Door is now headquartered in Springfield, MO with new branches coming in 2010: NYC, Midwest Quad Cities and San Francisco.
The mission of Heaven’s Door is to assist those with advanced terminal illnesses, to maintain dignity, function and a high quality of life throughout their course of illness. Heaven’s Door is more than just a non-profit. This is a life choice for me, to provide a respite from medical settings, chemotherapy and radiation treatments; to provide a retreat for adult and pediatric patients dealing with cancer. This includes free services including companionship, oncology massage therapies, counseling and purchase of prosthesis and wig. We also promote advocacy in being a liason between the patient and family and service providers within the area.
Free Services
Diva Aftercare™ - A 1-3 day aftercare accommodation at Heaven’s Door for cancer patients going through surgery who have no local families. This includes chauffeured transportation and to the foundation. I decided to extend this hospitality after waking up after a double mastectomy to a lonely recovery room and going home alone. Our visitors will have comfortable accommodations as well as a time of pampering: to try on wigs, receive a manicures, pedicures and oncology massage; nutritious meals as well as counseling. During the warmer months, our guests will be able to relax by the pool and enjoy the sunshine of a private yard. Then a chauffeur service will be provided to their return home. Groceries will be ordered and delivered upon return home.
Assist with purchase of prosthesis and stylish wigs for patients.
Financial assistance and/or companionship for terminally ill patients while spouse is at work. (Many home health agencies are now asking for additional funding to come on a 5 day basis. Hospice agencies are maxed out.)
Provide groceries and weekly cleaning for low income cancer patients who have no family to assist.
"Cancer Medal of Valor Beauty Tattoos” for patients who are irrevocably scarred during surgery.
Other services as needed to help all cancer patients to promote and maintain dignity, function and a high quality of life throughout their course of illness.
Heaven's Door will also hold weekly and monthly events: "Spa Evenings" with classical music and aromatherapy; "Ladies' Spa Days" consisting of oncology spa treatments, counseling and high teas or educational luncheons; "Kids Days" for leukemia and lymphoma patients and their parents. No cancer patient will be turned away. Heaven Door’s specially certified oncology aestheticians volunteers will offer the latest in skin treatments, body treatments and anti-aging therapies.
As with any form of surgery or medical treatment, the recuperation and rest period after the procedure is imperative. The length and manner of recuperation will depend on the medical procedure rendered. However, one thing is certain, aftercare is an intrinsic part of the whole treatment process. The patient should follow the aftercare instructions as advised by the surgeon or the doctor. Heaven's Door is NOT a medical facility, but will be available for assistance in the patient understanding and practising aftercare instructions. Heaven's Door's goal is to promote a high quality accommodation for our visitors and their caregivers, free of charge.
Please Help Karen and Butch: Rent and Home Care Assistance
Karen and Butch Rhea are a wonderful couple who have contacted me for help. I am trying to help, but am also trying to pay my own rent in order to stay open (God give me strength), so I am asking for your love offering.
Butch is diagnosed as having only 2 months to live; he has non-small cell lung cancer. Karen is still working so hard full time to help pay bills, so Butch is at home alone. Theyve exhausted the community sources and need someone to help with bills and getting a care taker in at least a few times a week.
Please consider giving them a donation so they can have things just a bit easier. Anything extra will be placed in an account for emergencies such as this for my patients. Clicking on the Paypal button will allow you to donate.
The mission of Heaven’s Door is to assist those with advanced terminal illnesses, to maintain dignity, function and a high quality of life throughout their course of illness. Thank you for any donation you can provide.
Opening Soon: Heaven's Door Exotic Cupcakery
Coming from the West Coast, I miss the exotic candies and chocolates made from world spices. So we at Heaven's Door have decided to bake some of the most exotic petite cakes in the Midwest to help fund free services for cancer patients of Heaven's Door. These are more than just cupcakes due to the expensive ingredients, so we are calling them "petite cakes". This is "sensuality without the sin" and will melt the taste buds. I have had samples of these and can attest to tasting nothing like them. 
Heaven's Door Exotic Cupcakery will be located in the vicinity of Cherry between National and Glenstone, It will be opened to the public, specifically the university trade in a well lit, inviting "study hall" atmosphere and will have gourmet coffees, WiFi and a monthly raffle.
Think of biting into a petite cake and savoring these delights:
1. Hickory smoked almonds kissed with Fleur de Sel grey sea salt and mixed with deep milk chocolate.
2. Dark chocolate mixed with ginger, wasabi and black sesame seeds - spicy.
3. Venezuelan dark chocolate mixed with cardamom, organic walnuts and dried plums .
4. Milk chocolate mixed with Tibetan goji berries and sprinkled with pink Himalayan salt.
5. Deep milk chocolate mixed with sweet Indian curry and coconut.
6. Dark chocolate mixed with Mexican ancho & chipotle chillies and Ceylon cinnamon - spicy.
7. Roasted and salted macadamia nuts mixed chocolate and Indonesian coconut.
8. Bacon and chocolate? A foodies' dream! Applewood smoked bacon and deep milk chocolate bar or chocolate bacon toffee mixed with cake.
9. And for the wine enthusiasts, we will be promoting petite cakes with a wine or fruit infused Pate de Fruit (pronounced "pot du fwee") nestled in the middle of a vanilla bean cake. A Pate de Fruit is a chewy candy with an intense fruit taste made from purees of fresh fruit or wine, then boiled down with sugar to an extremely concentrated, almost jam-like consistency before being poured, cooled and rolled in sugar.
Napa Wines: Gewurztraminer, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon
Fruits: Raspberry, Blood Orange, White Peach, Papaya and Passion Fruit
These petite cakes will be sold by the half dozen and the dozen. $17.00 for the half dozen and $30 for the dozen. Please sign up for email notification of Grand Opening!
Thank You for Visiting
This site is for all cancer patients and their families to promote healthy attitudes during this traumatic time. My thoughts are with you and remember: I have been there. You can count on me.
