(ABCNEWS.GO) — Allana Maiden, a 27-year-old from Virginia whose mother is a breast cancer survivor, discovered the power of people who care on Thursday when she and her mother were given an audience with the giant fashion chain Victoria’s Secret.
She and her mother, Debbie Barrett, 57, hand-delivered more than 118,000 Change.org petition signatures to the company’s office in New York City, asking them to create a line of “survivor” bras to help women who have had mastectomies and wear prostheses to feel beautiful again.
They met with Tammy Roberts Myers, vice president of external communications for Limited Brands, the parent company, who offered to fly the pair to the Columbus, Ohio, headquarters for more discussions and a tour of the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, a recipient of donations from Victoria’s Secret.