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Susan Reed, Vice President of Oncology Services and Administrator at the Montgomery Cancer Center, has a very personal relationship with cancer. She herself is a cancer survivor (thyroid cancer), and her husband Darren was diagnosed with colon cancer early on in their marriage. While many people might have a less-than-positive perspective after all this, Susan chooses to look at things differently. “Cancer has molded and shaped my life in so many wonderful and beautiful ways,” she said. She stressed that her position at the Montgomery Cancer Center gives her a “front row seat to hope every day,” and that her real life experiences help to frame every decision she makes when dealing with patients, families and the Cancer Center staff. Reed’s unique outlook as a cancer patient, caregiver and healthcare professional is insightful, inspirational and most of all–joyful! Listen at joytolife.org or wherever you get your podcasts.

DR. PAM STRICKLAND

A New Campaign For Early Detection

Participants in One55 can choose their level of support, DONATING $15, $55 OR $155

ONE IN EIGHT WOMEN WILL BE DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER, AND MORE POTENTIAL CANCERS ARE BEING IDENTIFIED IN YOUNGER WOMEN, INCLUDING THOSE IN THEIR 30S, 20S AND EVEN TEENS.

This quote from Dr. Pam Strickland sums up her approach to her work–offering a full range of surgical services to women with breast cancer and other breast diseases. She is a board-certified general surgeon with nearly 30 years’ experience specializing in breast surgery and she, along with her associate Dr. Katelin Holmes are the only surgeons in Alabama to offer their patients an exciting new technology called Magseed.

Joy to Life co-founders Joy and Dickie Blondheim sat down with Dr. Strickland and found out more about her practice and how she uses a combination of technology and compassionate care to treat patients with breast cancer or any breast-related disease diagnosis.

If you’d like to know more about Dr. Strickland or her practice, visit baptistbreastsurgery.com.

Early detection is crucial in the treatment of breast cancer, and mammograms have been, and continue to be, the first service of choice to diagnose a potential cancer. Currently, the cost of a mammogram is $155, an amount that may be out of reach for many. That’s why Joy to Life has launched the One55 campaign, to help fund mammograms and more throughout Alabama. Participants in One55 can choose their level of support, donating $15, $55 or $155, and as a thank you, every donor receives JOY Magazine delivered to their home as well as a special gift. Every dollar counts, and every dollar stays in Alabama. Ready to make a donation? Visit the JOY Magazine website and look for the One55 logo. You’re just a few clicks away from possibly saving someone’s life.

In 2016, in Arkansas, the founder of the Little Free Pantry project took a big idea and executed it in a small way, choosing a hyperlocal approach. She was inspired by the cheery wooden boxes of Little Free Libraries that contain books for folks to share.