Cancer survivors, family, friends, and caregivers gathered at the
“Survivor is someone who has taken on cancer with full force and has moved forward towards a journey towards that survivorship,” said Linda Carte, vice president of cancer services and post care at UHC.
At the dinner,
“By putting people in the room that have this common focus of survivorship, it really does bring a sense of hope,” said Carte.
For survivors who have attended this and pat events, sharing experience and stories build a community atmosphere.
“Being a survivor is waking up every day, seeing the sun. Once you been diagnosed you sort of feel as though its all over with, well its not.I enjoy hearing their stories and I’m sure they enjoy hearing ours to just know that we’ve all been through the same thing,” said Bernadine Beeson, a cancer survivor and employee at UHC.
From survivors to caregivers, many people in the room benefited from the messages delivered.
“There are people in this room that could have been diagnosed last and there are people in the room today that could have been diagnosed thirty years ago. They can be a role model for other cancer survivors going forward,” said Carte.
Survivors from all over the 15 counties that UHC covers have gather here, to celebrate life and share their experiences. Reporting in
