A GIFT OF COURAGE

And it's a gift that will benefit many!
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Nancy Clemente and Sabrina Mosseau, Northeast Heath's Administrative Director of the Cancer Treatment Center at Samaritan Hospital, at the May 2011 Annual Dinner Event. MORE >>>

The Beginning . . .

The Fund was created in 2007, shortly after Nancy Clemente had received her treatments for breast cancer.  Throughout all stages of dealing (living!) with this disease -- diagnosis, chemotherapy, and post-treatment examinations -- Nancy discovered that she had many questions, but few answers existed in an easy-to-find, and easy-to-comprehend format.  With her determination, and desire to help others navigate through the myriad of issues she uncovered, The Fund took life.

The original goal was to develop free education programs for breast cancer patients ("THRIVERs"), caregivers, family members, and even healthcare professionals to fill in the gaps of information that became evident to Nancy during her journey.

As an employee of Northeast Health, Nancy received her radiation therapy at Samaritan Hospital's Cancer Treatment Center.  When she presented her observations to Sabrina Mosseau, the Center's adminstrative director, Nancy asked if they had any interest in developing educational programming to fill this void . . . and the answer was a resounding YES!

Nancy also identifed a need (opportunity!) to provide lymphedema bandages and compression garments to breast cancer patients who do not have insurance or whose insurance does not cover such a critically important post-treatment form of care, due to their financial limitations.  Since The Fund has been in existence, several patients over the past two years have now received these items . . . at no expense.

In May 2010, The Fund hosted a dinner and educational presentation -- "What to Expect After Breast Cancer Surgery and Treatment" -- which was attended by over 125 community members, receiving very positive feedback.  We are proud to say that The Fund will now present an annual educational dinner program, which is free for all invited, thanks in large part to the donations and contributions we've received. Our next event is scheduled on May 18, and is entitled . . . "Let's Talk About Lymphedema". Please join us and RSVP Today!

The Future . . .

The opportunities we have to continue our mission to EDUCATE are endless, and we want to expand the network of knowledge that exists out there. But we need your assistance. Please consider making a donation to The Fund and help us develop and distribute more information to those battling this disease. With your support, we can and will comfort more THRIVERs.

Thank You!