healing
A place for
By Michael Abramowitz Greenville: Life in the East Photos by Juliette Cooke
T
he massive new Vidant Cancer Center tower in Greenville opened in March
as a monument of sorts to the medical com mu n it y ’s a l l- out com m it ment to conquer the dreaded killer that claims so much of this region’s human treasure. Inside, nurses and other medical staff fight a daily battle to meet the disease head on. Oncology is not the ideal career choice for every nurse, but those who choose it say the rewards far outweigh the