QMG Stories

We recent­ly spoke with Quin­cy Med­ical Group Sports Med­i­cine Physi­cian Dr. Antho­ny Big­gs about the sig­nif­i­cance of Black His­to­ry Month to him. He shared the following.

Denise Poland and her fam­i­ly are hik­ers, often mak­ing trips to Col­orado to ful­fill their pas­sion. In August 2021, her son and she accom­plished their goal of climb­ing Longs Peak, a 14,259 ft. moun­tain. At the time, she had no idea there was a major chal­lenge to come next.

Even before Bill Far­quhar was offi­cial­ly diag­nosed with prostate can­cer in 2020, he knew he had been put on a mis­sion — to help others.

Some­times we find strength in the odd­est places. For some­one going through can­cer treat­ment, it may be inner strength or sup­port from fam­i­ly and friends, but often, strength is found through all the behind-the-scenes work of the care team.

Help­ing peo­ple is more than a job for Nan­cy Per­ry. It’s her pur­pose. When the COVID-19 pan­dem­ic changed the world as we knew it, she had to find a new way to ful­fill that purpose.

In ear­ly 2020, Bar­bra and Kevin Voll­bracht were anx­ious­ly await­ing the due date of their daugh­ter, Eva. As spring approached, they didn’t antic­i­pate what the year would bring

In 2002, Erin Arbab­ha-Pre­sut­ti was diag­nosed with Stage II breast can­cer. In the days, weeks, months, and years fol­low­ing her diag­no­sis, she under­went sev­er­al life-chang­ing surg­eries and endured inten­sive treatment.

Prepar­ing to move to a new state and start a new job isn’t an ide­al time for major surgery, but Quin­cy Med­ical Group ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat) Physi­cian Dr. Paul Con­rad knew he would be in good hands in his new home.

On May 28, 2021, Sara Bak­er came to Quin­cy Med­ical Group (QMG) for a fol­low-up mam­mo­gram. She looked at the vis­it as rou­tine until she got some unex­pect­ed news.

As the date of July 16 approached this year, Kala Bred­er found her­self struggling.