CLEVELAND - You could tell it wa a
place for relaxation. The water
bubbled softly. There air was
aromatic, smelling of perfumes and
lotions. There were soft giggles as
four women were pampered with
cosmetics and fragrances.
There is nothing like a day at the
spa. Especially if you can be
limousined there and back home, too.
That was the scene at the John
Robert's Spa in Mayfield Heights as
four specially-selected women
received the spa treatment.
The women are mothers of
seriously-ill children who are in
the care of Rainbow Babies and
Children's Hospital in Cleveland.
This marks the eleventh year John
Robert's Spa has selected several
women for the free makeover.
"It has been challenging for my
husband and my daughter," said
Samantha Kotora. "I have a newborn
also, so it has been challenging,
but today has been very special,"
she added while in the middle of a
pedicure.
The women also received shampoos and
haircuts. There also were massages.
When their bodies were not rubbed or
painted, the women, relaxing in
terry cloth robes, ate lunch brought
in by the spa.
"I don't think that they can know
the inmpact of doing this for a mom
who's going through what we're going
through," said Latoya Murray. "It
makes for a very happy Mother's
Day."
Throughout the spa the women giggled
and chatted among themselves. They
shared stories about their sick
children and drew both comfort and
strength from each other.
Each woman talked about the stress
of raising children who are
seriously ill and the need for
mother's to be able to get away for
a few minutes and have themselves
pampered.
"Oh, this feels good; this feels
sooooo god," said Samantha Kotora,"
as she was in a shampoo. The
hairstylist massaged her scalp and
ran the warm water through
Samantha's hair. Samantha giggled.
It was a special Mother's Day
present for several women who know
the importance of motherhood. And
who also know its demands, which, at
times, can be stressful.
Good Company - WKYC,
April 29, 2010
Sandy Hoyt, Director
of Artistic
Education at John
Robert's Spa, and
Nail Educator Kira
Breen, treat Andrea
Vecchio
to a lavender
pedicure.
