Upcoming Events
5th Annual International Firefighter Cancer Symposium
Team CPiA Partners with St. Mary's Healthcare
Team CPiA partnered up with our home organization St. Mary's Healthcare and provided community education and awareness at the City of Amsterdam Halloween Parade. October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month we wanted to share education for our community and paid time off for cancer screening
" Ask your employer if you have paid time off to get a cancer screening".
Kevin
Meet Kevin Kline, a skin cancer survivor, employed by the City of Amsterdam which has a sun safety policy for outdoor worksite to protect their workforce. Kevin wants his community to know, "You have to take it seriously. My body knows the code to make cancer, it's easier to repeat is one way I look at it. You have to protect yourself." CPiA at St. Mary's Healthcare thanks Kevin for sharing his story of survivorship with us!
Laurie Kimball
There are many things- (and people) I can attribute to saving my life, but the bottom line is, it was me. It is difficult for me to take credit, because there are so many others who played such important roles in my recovery but it was my diligence in getting screened yearly that made all the difference in the outcome. I was blessed to have my manager and co-workers support through it all. And now that we are fortunate to have a benefit at St Mary's that offers PTO (Paid Time Off) to cover these screening visits, there is NO reason NOT to get them done. If like me, you have a family history, and just getting a routine mammo brings you anxiety, worry and fear, there are things you can do to help with that. Do it with a friend- or your sister. Make your appointments together, back-to-back and be there for each other. Take a good book to read, or music to listen to so your mind is occupied while you wait. No matter what you have to do to get through it. GET SCREENED. There is a good chance that it may one day save your own life.
