By Tom Protack, Beebe Medical Foundation During the months of November and December, we pause to remember, to thank, and to give. There seems to be an inherent gene deep down inside each one of us that is triggered every year during the holidays to remember what is important, to give thanks for our
By Diane Barlow In May 2019, Pete Harrigan was in the intensive care unit at Beebe Healthcare with a life-threatening case of pneumonia, and he wanted nothing more than to get out of the hospital. But now he looks forward to visiting the Margaret H. Rollins Lewes Campus up to three times each week
By David Szumski, Beebe Medical Foundation The CDC Public Health Blog says, “A healthy community is one in which local groups from all parts of the community work together to prevent disease and make healthy living accessible.” Throughout Sussex County, there is evidence of neighborhoods coming
By Diane Barlow and Judy Wells Judy Wells lost her husband, Arnold, to cancer Jan. 5, 2019. During his last days, he was taken by ambulance to Beebe Healthcare’s Emergency Department in Lewes and then transferred to the ICU. As he neared the end, the emergency department doctors came to check on
By Kathee Brown I am a two-time breast cancer survivor who received treatment at Tunnell Cancer Center. My late husband and I retired to Fenwick Island, and I was first diagnosed in 2013. I was then diagnosed a second time in November 2018, four days after my husband passed. During my first meeting
A year ago, I received a call from Beth Plaskus. She and her husband, Richard, had noticed there were no benches in front of the entrance to Tunnell Cancer Center, and they wanted to do something about it. “People had no place to sit outside and wait for pickup from their caregivers, or just to sit
Mary Ann Kahane, center, celebrates the excellent care she receives from her daughter, Barbara Richards, and Beebe Healthcare’s Dr. Bhaskar Palekar. By Amanda Neal Mary Ann Kahane is a very special lady, and she recently was inducted into a very special club within Beebe Healthcare. Earlier this
By William Dailey and David Szumski William Dailey has always had a place at the beach. In 2005, Bill retired from a successful career with the U.S. Postal Service, and in 2013, he purchased a new home and moved to Dagsboro full time. A regular weightlifter at the gym and an active volunteer in his
By Sharyn Santel This letter is to Beebe Healthcare. Thank you for your Palliative Care program. Thank you especially for Dr. Katie Johnson. Three years ago, I was diagnosed with ovarian/primary peritoneal cancer; stage 4. Because of my background as a chaplain who worked with cancer patients, I
By Walt Ellenberger III Funny thing, this adventure called life. In retrospect, my bike accident that left me with seven broken ribs and an impact fracture of my right hip turned out to be the best of a bad situation. I have been biking for many decades, and I am involved with Ride Allegheny, a
