HELPING THOUSANDS OF WOMEN PREPARE FOR MASTECTOMY -- ONE BAG AT A TIME.

Offering women scheduled for a mastectomy. . .

  • Practical guidance
  • Essential supplies


Offering surgeons and nurses. . .

  • A resource to enhance communication with patients


Offering caregivers. . .

  • Information to help their loved ones deal with pre-surgical
  • turmoil and the challenges of homecoming


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Dear Necessities Bag

Necessities Bag

“Thank you so much for your thoughtful gift. The supplies were most welcome and I was overwhelmed that others would care enough to do something like that for me and others with breast cancer.” – Rosemary “…my mind was reeling, feeling completely overwhelmed and afraid of the unknown…..I have to thank you, from the bottom [...]

Necessities Bag Sacramento

Necessities Bags packed & ready for delivery

Necessities Bag Sacramento Inc. (NBS) is a non-profit organization founded in April, 2007 by a Sacramento breast cancer activist who wanted to make a difference in the lives of mastectomy patients. Read more about Ellen NBS is the first Northern California affiliate of Necessities Inc, a CT-based organization that provides Necessities Bags – totes filled [...]

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