Today’s guest blog comes from Kimberly Farmer.
I worked in the oncology field of nursing for almost 10 years. During this journey in my career, I lost my step-dad to metastatic lung cancer approximately 13 years ago. It seems like yesterday as I rekindle the memories and footprints that he left in my life.
Even more recently, I lost one of my best friends from high school to an unknown primary cancer at the young age of 37.
Through these losses, I feel that I have become a stronger nurse and a better caregiver overall.
Currently, my uncle is battling kidney cancer with his daily struggles of pain and facing surgery.
Needless to say, my heart strings are still “dug in deep” to cancer care despite leaving that specialty in nursing to go to Vanderbilt about four years ago.
So … that’s why I chose Gilda’s.
Thank you, Kimberly, for sharing your story. You can learn more about Kimberly and her motivation to get healthy and give back at her First Giving page.
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