Radiation therapist has a gift for putting patients at ease
Not everyone enters health care because of a lifelong dream — sometimes, it’s a gentle nudge that sets them on this path. And for Radiation Therapist Adela McCurley, that nudge came from her dad.
“My dad said, ‘I think you’d be great doing X-rays,’ and I was like, ‘OK!’ That was literally how it went, and I just fell in love with it from there,” she says.
McCurley initially applied...
A dream realized: Building attendant helps other families touched by cancer
Aurora Calderon was 12 years old and living with her family in Mexico when her sister was diagnosed with leukemia. Her mother had dreamed...
Treatment nurse navigator supports patients through cancer care
A cancer diagnosis can be incredibly scary and overwhelming for patients and their families. There are new terms to learn, side effects to...
Dogs boost employee wellness and morale
It all started with a question: “Why not?”
The question, posed to employees by Human Resources leaders, got Adam Siegman thinking.
“They said if you were told ‘no’ in the past, ask, ‘Why not?’ going forward. And I really took that to heart,” recalls Siegman, site lead for Workforce Wellness at MD Anderson.
A self-proclaimed people person with a passion for helping others, Siegman thought back to a health class he’...
