Reagan and Jim Bailey can remember the exact moment that took their interest in Houston Methodist to another level. About five years ago, they attended an intimate gathering with roughly 150 members of The Society for Leading Medicine, Houston Methodist’s annual giving organization. Hosted by Houston attorneys and then-Society co-chairs Steven
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REAGAN AND JIM BAILEY WITH THEIR BELOVED COMPANION, CHAMP
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and Cabrina Owsley, the event featured a brief update from Dr. Stanley Appel, chair of the Stanley H. Appel Department of Neurology and co-director of the Houston Methodist Neurological Institute. Dr. Appel ardently described the innovative research and clinical projects occurring within the institute. “We had a chance to speak directly to a couple of doctors there
and learn what motivates them,” says Jim Bailey, a Houston Methodist Neurological Institute National Council member. “It made medicine so much more personal and tangible.” Similar gatherings have strengthened the Baileys’ resolve to bolster Houston Methodist in leading medicine through patient care and research. They have made gifts to support the Nantz National Alzheimer
