Support in unexpected places
Providence Regional Cancer System
Elizabeth stands with Dr. Kevin Haughton, Providence physicianElizabeth McDonnel is an RN at Providence St. Peter Family Medicine Clinic in Olympia, Washington. She was also just diagnosed with breast cancer.
She didn’t tell her co-workers for awhile, not wanting to bring attention to herself. When they did find out she was overwhelmed by their support.
Most notably, they purchased (with their own money) pink lanyards to wear their name badges with. They also chose a day to all wear pink. When Elizabeth showed up that day and realized everyone was dressed in shades of pink she asked if they were celebrating breast cancer awareness month. They answered, “No, we’re celebrating you.”
“I was crying the entire day,” says Elizabeth. “I had no idea the depth of support that was in my clinic, my workplace. It’s comforting to know they are behind me.”
What about you? Have you received unexpected support from someplace you didn’t expect? We'd love to hear about it in the comments section!
Reader Comments (2)
Well, yea. Yesterday, I was so nervous while talking to these two ladies but it turned out that I made a mistake about thinking that they would judge me or say something that could hurt my feelings. But no, instead the conversation went so light that it felt so comfortable talking to them about everything else.
Hopefull there will somebody who will support us here.. We have a lot of cancer patien here and still waiting for somebody to help us.
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