Art Space volunteer draws inspiration from young friend
If you ask David Simon what he likes best about volunteering at MD Anderson, you¡¯ll get a grin and a one-word answer.
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Every week, the retired CPA gets creative with patients and caregivers in the Art Space for Patients and Caregivers and chats with patients and families at Cancer Connection. He¡¯s happy to talk and happy to listen, quietly figuring out what each person needs.
¡°I try to give people a respite...
How coaching is elevating MD Anderson¡¯s workforce
When Frances Snipes began the LEADing Teams Core program with MD Anderson¡¯s Leadership Institute last year, she was surprised to be assigned...
Researcher uses art to share science with a broad audience
Art is an essential part of science. And for Nick Navin, Ph.D., it¡¯s a succinct way to share important scientific discoveries.
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Childhood leukemia survivor is determined to be a counselor for future campers
Rappelling up a rock-climbing wall was Akilah Lopez¡¯s greatest challenge at MD Anderson¡¯s Camp Family Fun Day in August 2022.
¡°They had a zigzag route, which was easy,¡± says the 14-year-old, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia almost two years earlier. ¡°But I went up the hard way. I was scared I was going to fall or get stuck.¡±
She didn¡¯t. Akilah made it to the top, and her reward, once there, was access...
Cancer diagnosis in family drives career shift for patient services coordinator
Seventeen years ago, a phone call changed the course of Fayleta Lawrence¡¯s life. It was her mother, breaking the news that she had just been...
Putting people first: How MD Anderson supports its employees
One?day?before?severe winter storms swept through Texas?in February 2021, Ronald Abraham and his family left their Houston...