“You have breast cancer.” No matter how much you think you are prepared to hear those words, it is still a punch in the gut. My breast cancer journey began on my 58th birthday at my scheduled annual mammogram. After a follow-up ultrasound and biopsy, I landed face-to-face with breast surgeon Dr. Kerry Bennett. When […]
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Ten years ago, Makayla Silva listened from a hospital bed as doctors explained that her chances of survival were slim. The fourteen-year-old had been getting ready to start her first year of high school when she started to feel pains in her stomach. Her pediatrician told her it was a simple virus, but after four […]
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Julie Lynch’s workday as a BID-Plymouth Emergency Department nurse started on an unusual note earlier this month when she was surprised by a large group of smiling people waiting for her. Julie stood in stunned silence as a staff member read through an emotional testimonial from Julie’s former patient, Tina. Three years ago, Tina had […]
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“I wanted to send my appreciation to the Cranberry Hospice staff for their support of my beautiful mother, Lee J. Anderson, who passed away this January, and my phenomenal best friend of 40 years, Carrie Torrance, who passed just seven days later. It was overwhelming to see their respective diseases strangely and tragically align for […]
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