BANGOR, Maine (WABI) – Angie Woodford began sharing her journey battling cancer on social media
“People would ask me how I was doing. Instead of terrific, I would say ‘scarrific,’ because I have so many scars now in my body from all the surgeries that I would just kind of, I’m a big jokester, pretty dry humor, but I would just say ‘I’m scarrific,’ and so that’s how I came up with Scarrific Warrior.”
Woodford made all-natural products to help with the side effects of her battle.
Later, she expanded to make household items ranging from candles to soaps.
“I continued to make other products to help myself during the journey, like my dandelion salve for joint pain, and my relief roll on for joint pain and body aches, and I made this healing cream that helped with the sores that were on my face and my head from the chemo and different things like that.”
She shared some products amongst friends, and she later got an idea to sell them.
“My friend told me, ‘You should sell this stuff.’ So, I decided that I would try to get it on some of the shelves in the stores in town.”
While Woodford isn’t big on business, she wanted to help.
“I never intended to open a business. I’m not sure that I’m a businessperson, but I did want to help other cancer patients. I have sent a lot of care packages to people when I find out different people who are going through the same journey that I’ve gone through.”
Woodford has gotten into a few stores across the state, and at a recent craft fair, she’s gotten recognition.
“About five or six people in the two days, come into my area, and they knew my products, but it was really cool for them to say, ‘Are you Angie?’ or ‘Are you Scarrific Warrior?’. So, to me it was like, ‘okay, that’s kind of neat that people are learning the name.’”
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