Flourish Boutique
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Flourish Boutique is a gift shop that sells and offers products for patients dealing with cancer. We’re here to help you look and feel your best. Get the accessories you need during your cancer treatment and beyond.
We have two locations:
- Room 1045 on the first floor of Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center. That’s right next to the Outtakes Café. Call or visit Tuesday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- At the Breast Care Center. Call or visit Monday - Thursday: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
At our Pantops location, you can see a board-certified mastectomy fitter to get fitted for:
- Prosthetic breast forms and bras
- Post-surgery camisoles
We also offer wig fitting at this location.
At our Cancer Center location, you can make an appointment for a 1-hour session with a professional stylist. These salon sessions are free through our CareCuts program for cancer patients.
We can also help you with:
- Ramona’s Room, which offers free wigs, scarves, and caps for those without adequate or any insurance
- Scarves, hats, caps, turbans, and other headwear
- Cancer awareness products
- Clothing and jewelry
- Skincare, gifts, and more
A portion of the proceeds from Flourish goes to the UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Products & Services Available at Flourish Boutique
We also offer:
- Breast cancer apparel, like mastectomy bras or drain-management camisoles
- Fitting services for wigs, breast forms, and other specialty clothing
- Inspirational gifts
Flourish Boutique
The Flourish Positive Image Boutique sells wigs, headscarves, prostheses, and mastectomy bras, along with skincare products and gifts to help those with cancer to look and feel their best.
SUSAN STRICKLAND: Having a shop like Flourish within a cancer center is hope. It's people believing that you can get better and that you will. And because it's that atmosphere, that type of caring, you can walk in the door and know that you can be happy. There's some sort of bright sunshine to grab here.
CHRISTY NICHOLS: We can help patients with their wig fittings and headwear consultation, various styles of scarves, turbines, and headwear that they might want to choose. We provide all of their mastectomy needs for breast patients, such as post-surgical camisoles, bras, and prostheses. Each patient is unique, and we have a variety of different services that we provide.
MARY JACOBSON: We've been able to help a lot of people together, just making them smile and know that they look beautiful any time of the day. And when they walk out of here, they're always beautiful, no matter what, if they're wearing a wig or not.
CHRISTY NICHOLS: Many of us have experienced cancer in one form or another. Some of our volunteers have actually been through cancer. I have experienced it through my mother. She's a 50-year breast cancer survivor. And boutiques such as Flourish were not readily available back then. I think my mom would have loved having a place like Flourish, where she could go for all her mastectomy needs.
MARY JACOBSON: I am a cancer survivor. I specialize in wigs, because I myself have no hair, and I wear a wig on a daily basis. So I can understand what these women are needing.
SUSAN STRICKLAND: It's very intimidating to lose all your hair. It just changes things. And when you have someone help you with a wig, like Mary-- who's just incredible-- and then you can imagine seeing yourself again in the mirror, it's really a great thing.
CHRISTY NICHOLS: We really see a huge change from when a patient walks through the door and has the Flourish experience, and then, as they are leaving, they are drastically changed. Their mood changes. Their body language changes. They're uplifted. We help to uplift them and help them to go out into the world with a positive self-image.
SUSAN STRICKLAND: I used to think that my name was Susan Carol Cancer. But when I come here, I'm treated like a person. It's not like I have a big C on my forehead. And I can take that name away. I come here when I need things, but, also, it recharges my spirit.
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