Cancer Survivors Build Bridge to a Healthy Future

Cancer Survivors Build Bridge to a Healthy Future
Worthy Cause Wednesday

Did you know St. Jude helps survivors build lifelong relationships with their primary care providers?

Tim Folse, MD often enters an exam room at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and offers a handshake to a long-term survivor. But he was taken aback when a 37-year-old Hodgkin lymphoma survivor gripped his hand and held on. The patient had suddenly realized that Folse’s father (also a doctor) had diagnosed the patient’s cancer 30 years before.

That powerful moment emphasized more than the shared profession of father and son. It also highlighted the mighty ripple effects of follow-up care for adult survivors of childhood cancer.

More than 500,000 childhood cancer survivors live in the U.S. today. St. Jude closely tracks and educates its survivors. The hospital also helps them build relationships with primary care providers in their hometowns. By receiving regular medical care throughout their lives, survivors can have the best health possible.

Creating a Roadmap

Research shows that about 98% of childhood cancer survivors have at least one chronic health condition as a result of cancer or its treatment. The long-term side effects can range from problems with the heart or lungs to the development of new cancers. St. Jude wants to help survivors stay on top of their health. That’s why the hospital provides a detailed survivorship care plan that survivors can share with their hometown doctors or nurse practitioners. Each health care provider can read that plan to learn about the survivor’s history and health risks. The plan also outlines which medical tests are needed and when.

So when I say your referrals help the kids, can you see how donations to worthy causes like this can make a difference? Who do you know that is looking to buy or sell a house in the next 12 months that you can refer to me and my real estate sales team? Not only will they benefit from my award-winning service, but a portion of the income we earn will go towards a very worthy cause! Pass along my number 219-293-8494 and they’ll thank you for it!
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