I could not be more proud of my mom, who not only has fought cancer bravely and resiliently for several years, but is using what she’s learned through her journey to help others.
Thanks to her lived experience, and philanthropy, patients in Greater Cincinnati will now have access to a new technology that preserves their hair during chemotherapy treatments.
Here’s how it happened: My mom came across the technology in NYC and asked more about it. She ultimately used it, and it made such a difference in her well-being and care there. But on returning to Cincinnati, she found that it wasn’t available in the area. So she then advocated and generously donated to make sure that same technology that helped her so much is now available in Cincinnati, to others.
There will now be a total of nine units at Christ Hospital. They are even easier and faster to use than the “caps” she used in New York, and are now available in 53 infusion centers in 24 states.
Way to go, Mom!
Talk about paying it forward! We could not be more proud.
And boy is it a great example of the importance of self-advocacy in health.
You can watch the entire, inspiring story HERE.
On a less positive note, last week’s Supreme Court argument on Trump’s immunity claim was so disturbing. It prompted two responses from me on Twitter that I’ll share here:
I’m a big fan of yours in Strongsville. Great story about your mom!
I’m on the board of Hair To Stay, hairtostay.org, the first and only national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping low-income cancer patients afford scalp cooling, a treatment that can dramatically reduce chemotherapy induced hair loss. As well as subsidizing the treatment, we help to raise awareness and offer information and support to patients considering the use of scalp cooling to keep their hair during chemotherapy.
Can you please share with your audience that these subsidies are available to help low income patients?
Let me know if you’d like to speak with the founder or if we can provide additional info.
So happy your mom
is doing well and that she is helping others. Thanks to both of you for sharing her story. So inspiring. The apple does not fall fare from
the tree.