Pine-Richland Teen Starts "Pillows for Patients" to Benefit AHN Breast Cancer Patients

Local Teen Creates Pillows for Patients Program to Help AHN Breast Cancer Patients in Their Recovery from Mastectomies

PITTSBURGH, PA -- Pine-Richland High School senior Shelby Petonak, 17, has created the Pillows for Patients program, which provides comfortable pillows for Allegheny Health Network (AHN) breast cancer patients as they recover from surgery. Shelby was inspired by her mom, Wendy Petonak, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017 and is a patient of AHN Cancer Institute.

After Mrs. Petonak underwent a mastectomy, she found the AxillaPilla, made by Masthead, was the most useful tool to help her relieve pressure and relax