“When a person gets diagnosed with cancer, it affects them in so many ways. Cancer
can impact their job, and they can experience financial distress. It can certainly affect
them physically, mentally, and spiritually. As a cancer doctor I want to assure my
patients have the most optimal outcomes possible.
It takes of village of people in my office to get that optimal outcome for our
patients and to get them through their journey with cancer, but that’s not paid for by
insurance plans, Medicare or Medicaid. They only pay for the direct patient/doctor
interaction. They don’t pay for all the ancillary services that are required to get that
patient through their journey with cancer.
That is where Lyn and Beverly and the Careity Foundation stand in the gap. They
have worked tirelessly over the years to get good folks in our community to donate
their time, talent or a little bit of their wealth to help cancer patients. That cancer
patient could be your banker, your hairdresser, your neighbor or a loved one in your
family. Through Careity, the money they raise goes directly to the many support
services that are required to have a patient have the greatest possible success. For
that reason, I’m thankful for Careity.”
“Breast cancer treatment is my passion
and my calling. Woman-to-woman I bring
you that special understanding about
the effects of this disease. The part that
goes beyond the physical aspects—the
questions about your femininity, your
appearance, your doubts, and your fears.
I’ve been on the other side of the cancer
table, having lost my father to lung
cancer. There were times I didn’t feel like
I was getting the whole story. I welcome
your questions and concerns. We’ll walk
through breast cancer together. You are
not in this alone.”
RAY PAGE, DO PhD FACOI
President & Director of Research,
The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
ROBYN R. YOUNG, MD
Medical Oncologist,
The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
P H Y S I C I A N S W H O C A R E
36 www.careity.org