Mercy Newsletter

Northern Light Mercy Hospital is one of 25 U.S. cancer centers and the only one in Maine selected to be a program leader for this year’s Living Beyond Breast Cancer survivorship series for young women affected by breast cancer. Series for Young Women Affected by Breast Cancer Northern Light Mercy Hospital Partners with the Dempsey Center to Offer Survivorship

Living Beyond Breast Cancer is a national nonprofit providing

information and support to patients newly diagnosed, in treatment, in post treatment, and those living with breast cancer. Through the program, two Mercy Cancer Care oncology nurse

Still A Good Cause Thrift Shop Supports McAuley Residence Susan Rouillard (left), vice president of philanthropy for Northern Light Mercy Hospital, accepts a McAuley Residence donation from Katie Guzman (right), manager of Still A Good Cause Thrift Shop located at 16 Forest Avenue in Portland. Proceeds from the store benefit McAuley Residence, a Mercy Hospital program which provides comprehensive transitional housing for women and mothers in recovery from substance use disorder. Still A Good Cause Thrift Shop is an important community resource for many people, including new Mainer families. Before the shop’s proceeds benefited McAuley Residence, the shop provided support to Catherine McAuley High School in Portland, Maine’s only all-girl high school, which closed in 2016.

navigators, Erin York and Sonya Perkins will lead sessions to educate young women diagnosed with breast cancer on survivorship concerns, providing tools to navigate the long-term effects of treatment.

ERIN YORK

SONYA PERKINS

The Mercy Cancer Care team will partner with the Dempsey Center in South Portland to offer the four-part education program, which is taking place June 20, July 18, August 15, and September 19. For more information about the survivorship series for young women affected by breast cancer, please call Northern Light Mercy Cancer Care at 207.553.6868.

THE DEMPSEY CENTER was founded in 2008 by actor and Maine native, Patrick Dempsey, after watching his mother’s journey with ovarian cancer. Today, the Dempsey Center has grown to two locations in Lewiston and South Portland, Maine, a hospitality home in Portland, Maine, and has adapted to providing robust support virtually via Dempsey Connects. Dempsey Center programs provide a wide range of holistic support that address the physical, functional, social, and emotional well-being of people impacted by cancer. All services are provided at no cost to cancer patients, survivors, care partners, family members, and friends. Learn more by visiting DempseyCenter.org.

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