ABIGAY’S JOURNEY

When Siloam Health patients recommend Siloam to their family and friends, it can have life-changing effects. Upon arriving in Tennessee, Abigay’s daughter told her she needed to go to Siloam because she had spent years taking great care of her children, but not taking care of her own health.

Siloam providers treated her anemia and helped manage her diabetes, and then one day a routine screening came back to PA Kim Thornton with surprising results –early signs indicated that Abigay had cancer.

Abigay was filled with fear because “In the Hispanic culture when they diagnose cancer, they are diagnosing death,” but she also had faith that God would take care of her because she shares that “My parents taught me to confront things. To be brave and to put your faith in God.”

Kim referred Abigay to specialists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and together they walked through treatment and surgery. Thankfully, more than a year after the initial diagnosis, she is now able to say she is cancer free! Abigay is “so very thankful” to be healthy and for her daughter who encouraged her to come to Siloam to take care of her health.