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National Cancer Survivors Day: Finding Strength and Friendship

The first Sun­day of June marks Nation­al Can­cer Sur­vivors Day, a day to cel­e­brate the mil­lions who have fought and con­tin­ue to fight this relent­less dis­ease. In our own com­mu­ni­ty, four remark­able women — Jen­ni Moran, Alli­son Stults, Denise Poland, and Diane Poland — demon­strate the pow­er of friend­ship. Their jour­neys may have begun with a can­cer diag­no­sis, but they led to a place of incred­i­ble sup­port and an endur­ing bond.

The Power of One Day at a Time: Susan’s Story

Susan F.’s can­cer jour­ney began unex­pect­ed­ly in 2005 fol­low­ing a rou­tine knee replace­ment that led to an ovar­i­an can­cer diag­no­sis. Over the years, she has under­gone mul­ti­ple rounds of treat­ment and ongo­ing care, find­ing strength through her oncol­o­gy team, fam­i­ly, and faith while nav­i­gat­ing both her own health and her husband’s can­cer jour­ney. Today, she reflects on her expe­ri­ence with grat­i­tude and encour­ages oth­ers fac­ing a diag­no­sis to take it one day at a time.

Quincy Medical Group Hosts Event to Help Understand Advance Care Planning

Quin­cy Med­ical Group (QMG) will join a nation­wide project and host a com­mu­ni­ty game event at First Bap­tist Church, 739 N. 8th St. in Quin­cy on Wednes­day, July 9 at 5:30 pm to engage com­mu­ni­ties in impor­tant con­ver­sa­tions about med­ical deci­sion mak­ing. The event, fea­tur­ing the con­ver­sa­tion game Hel­lo, will pro­vide infor­ma­tion about how to pre­pare for future deci­sions about seri­ous and crit­i­cal health issues.