"The more educated you become the better prepared you will be to prevent and/or fight it."
WE ARE FIGHTING for a CANCER PATIENT’S SURVIVAL “today”, believing we can make a difference by providing the tools needed to begin the fight of their life. Patients and their family, and the Public gain a better understanding of cancer through the proper educational materials we make available. Patients who walk through our Mesquite Cancer HELP Society door find the personal time and empathy they need to help them deal with their illness. After eligibility is established they can rely on an expedited response for help with various medical tests, counseling, fuel vouchers, prescriptions, hospital supplies, medical equipment, support group meetings, transportation, doctor’s visits, and other services. We stand hand-in-hand with cancer patients giving them FAITH, HOPE, Strength, and COURAGE!
Because at a time when it seems there is little hope, the Mesquite Cancer HELP Society shines it’s beacon of hope to all local cancer patients who apply regardless of condition or social economic status. Thank You.
–Debra Basora - Breast Cancer Survivor
The Mesquite Cancer HELP Society has done so much for me and my appreciation is overwhelming. They give me round trip fuel reimbursement from Mesquite to St. George for my doctor’s appointments, radiation treatments, cancer tests, physical therapy and pain management treatments. They paid for my first voice box with Indwelling Prosthesis. Mesquite Cancer HELP Society has been a savior to me.
–Henry Hall - Laringeal Cancer Survivor
I am grateful to Mesquite Cancer HELP Society for all the financial and emotional support they have given me. I am also glad to be part of an organization who continues the fight against cancer with compassion and support.
–Mary Marten - Lung Cancer Survivor
I was very lost and frustrated trying to work with insurance companies. The Mesquite Cancer HELP Society helped me work with them straightening out all of the problems and dealing with my cancer bills. They literally saved my life and my sanity
–Nola Reid - Uterus Cancer Survivor
In August 2004, I was diagnosed with colon cancer. I had no idea where to go or what to do, and then I found Yoli Bell, in the little construction shack on Mesquite Boulevard which was the home to the Mesquite Cancer HELP Society. It was there that I found hope, kindness, information, warmth and friendship, all of which together added the help, which pulled me through. I am eternally grateful.
–Angela Romano-Fotos - Colon Cancer Survivor
When the big “C” visited my wife and me, we were relegated to financial, physical, and emotional isolation. We felt so ALONE! After 5 years, my wife lost her battle to cancer and mine started 10 months later. Mesquite Cancer HELP Society was there for us, and to this day, we are grateful. They have been a godsend and a rock to cling to and always vigilant for me and all of Mesquite.
–Tom Stettler - Prostrate Cancer Survivor
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I was diagnosed with skin cancer, a basal cell carcinoma, about 15 years ago after I had a suspicious-looking mole that often would bleed. I soon found out that it needed to be removed. I then had my first experience with Mohs surgery.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 8:05 am
Obviously, a sense of humor has helped during the years as I had to learn to live with several residual handicaps after chordoma surgeries and radiation treatments -- accommodations for which are listed in the following litany, some of which may be helpful to others.
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 8:25 am
It then became apparent, as the class wore on, that the chances of finding a donor in the National Bone Marrow Registry or Be The Match are bleak. I almost lost it as this horrible truth reared its ugly head right in my face.
Posted on 16 May 2012 | 8:03 am
Proper nutrition is important for people who have cancer. The disease and treatment can cause changes in appetite. If you are experiencing changes in appetite or difficulty eating you should speak with a dietitian. At MD Anderson, every patient has access to a dietitian, so ask your doctor for a referral.
Posted on 15 May 2012 | 8:25 am
Early in my fight with leukemia, I felt much the same way. I was 25 years old, struggling to get ahead. It felt like life was passing me by. I was anxious for the baton, for a chance to sprint, because catching up with the world around me was the only thing I knew to do. Everything else, I figured, would take care of itself.
Posted on 14 May 2012 | 7:58 am
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