This holiday season consider gifting gratitude to someone in your life. Baptist Health Hardin’s VP & Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Godfrey grew up in the Elizabethtown community attending, St. James Catholic School, Talton K. Stone Middle School and Elizabethtown High School. He comes from a family of caregivers and chose to continue that legacy of caregiving. He is most thankful for his wife and five children and also for the ability to work with wonderful medical staff at Baptist Health … [Read more...]
Project Gratitude: Marilyn Ford
Wesbanco’s Heartland Region City President Marilyn Ford is inspired when she sees others act on their gratitude. She is most grateful for Jesus and the many blessings he provides. Ford believes that gratitude unites and fortifies a community. During the COVID-19 crisis, she has seen firsthand how her community is made up of many caring people. She said, “When there is a need, we come together and try to meet that need.” Project Gratitude is an ambition to better understand the role gratitude … [Read more...]
Project Gratitude: The Carter Family
Community members Chris and Cindy Carter and their daughters Anna Grace and Kennedy have learned a lot throughout the COVID-19 crisis. In the beginning, they were riddled with fear, but as time went on they are grateful to know they live in a community where they feel safe, cared for and every resource they need can be provided. The Carters believe that there is work and service in gratitude that sets it apart from just being thankful. Moving forward, they will continue to remember and admire … [Read more...]
Project Gratitude: Express your gratitude this Thanksgiving
There is healing power in gratitude. Those who express gratitude experience health benefits, including improved ability to heal, improved immune function, lower blood pressure, and more. They also are rewarded with positive mental health benefits, including increased happiness, motivation and optimism and reduced stress. In short, scientific evidence clearly affirms gratitude not only feels good and inspires us to do good but is also good for us. … [Read more...]
Tails and Tatas 5K raises over $11,000 for cancer patients
One month following the third annual Tails and Tatas 5K presented by Atria Senior Living, organizers presented a check for $11,923.03 to the HMH Foundation for Baptist Health Hardin Cancer Care. This year, the race was hosted virtually allowing runners to raise money and complete the 5K on their own schedule. Last year, the race raised a little over $6,000 for Cancer Care. Thank you Tails and Tatas 5k presented by Atria Senior Living for your continued support of the HMH Foundation and … [Read more...]
HMH breast cancer patient hosts 5K to raise money for HMH Cancer Care
NOTE: Blog post taken from News-Enterprise article Facing breast cancer, Walden seeks to raise awareness Last year, Judy Walden 50, was diagnosed with stage IV inflammatory breast cancer. Inflammatory breast cancer is a rare and very aggressive disease in which cancer cells block lymph vessels in the skin of the breast and accounts for 1 to 5 percent of all breast cancers diagnosed in the United States, according to the IBC Network Foundation’s website. Although she had rough days, such as … [Read more...]
My HMH Story: Nancy Mazzoni
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY0-Ba3yml8&t=2s Lexington resident and horse breeder Nancy Mazzoni drove three hours roundtrip so that she could utilize the cutting-edge technology available at the HMH Cancer Care Center. The HMH Foundation and the generous donors at HMH’s 2017 Purses, Pumps, & Prevention Cancer Awareness Social made the Paxman Scalp Cooling System technology possible here in our own community at Hardin Memorial Health. See more about her battle with … [Read more...]
HMH Cancer Patient Shares Her Story
Kayi Lewis from Cecilia, Kentucky would be the first to tell you - she never expected a cancer diagnosis. In January 2017, Lewis went to HMH Emergency Department for abdominal pain. A few days later, she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. While the diagnosis came as a shock, she along with her husband, family and a community of supporters were up for the fight. One very important supporter was her dear friend and HMHF Board Member Mimi Hornback who encouraged Lewis to see medical … [Read more...]
Local Company Honors Employee with HMHF Donation
On Friday, December 15, Joe Anderson and Glenn Green of Schuler Bauer - Radcliff presented a $1500 check to Tracee Troutt to benefit the Hardin Memorial Health Foundation. The "grateful patient" donation is designated for HMH Cancer Care. Green is a patient at HMH Cancer Care and is currently battling pancreatic cancer. Each year, Anderson and the employees at Schuler Bauer - Radcliff raise money at their holiday party for a local charity. In order to honor Green and his fight, Anderson … [Read more...]
HMH Leader Receives HMH’s First Ever DAISY Nurse Leader Award
In a surprise ceremony, HMH’s Chief Nursing Office (CNO), Sharon Wright received the DAISY Nurse Leader Award from the patient who nominated her. Wright, HMH’s CNO since 2013, is the first ever recipient of the award at HMH. Like other nurse leaders, Wright regularly recognizes HMH nurses with the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, established by the DAISY Foundation in 1999. The DAISY Foundation established the Nurse Leader award to honor “those who create an environment of compassion … [Read more...]
