The News Herald (Willoughby, OH)

The Helicopter Daughter

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The Helicopter Daughter was created out of a personal initiative of 3aren Hadden, Owner, CHC, to find a balance between life’s demands and natural approach to self care and overall wellness, especially when battling cancer or other illness.

In 2016, when her beloved stepfather “Papa” was diagnosed with Terminal Cancer, and at the same time her Mom was in and out of the hospital battling COPD and other illness, she jumped in head first on a journey that would transform her life in just a few short years.

Six months after her Papa’s diagnosis, her Mother unexpected­ly passed away and she found herself having to set aside processing her own grief and in turn her own health to care for her Papa. She faced many challenges and obstacles trying to balance her own health, both mental and physical.

Although she found many websites, agencies, friends and family who would provide suggestion­s such as “get more sleep” or “reduce your stress” many of these suggestion­s were difficult to implement without the right tools or resources. In addition, of the resources she did find, many didn’t appeal to her desire for natural solutions to stress and anxiety and some were not compatible with issues she was already dealing with. 4ocating natural products uniYue to helping with wellness, illness or treatment was challengin­g, if not impossible.

Inevitably, taking care of her parents while pushing aside her own health issues led to her own health battle involving a chronic Vestibular Disorder.

?hen her Papa passed in 201!, she made it her mission to provide one place to find those products, tools and resources and to help others find balance in simple ways while being able to share stories of self care and healing.

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