Charles Cauthen rarely thinks about his cancer journey without also thinking about the unique cancer journeys of others. While receiving care at Novant Health Agnes B. and Edward I. Weisiger Cancer Institute in Charlotte, Cauthen bonded with many of the patients. “I’m grateful to be in remission and feeling healthy, again,” he says. “But there are many people enduring longer and harder struggles than mine. Honestly, I’m more interested in helping them get the support and comfort they need than talking about me.”
As a young girl, Avery Lowe dreamed of growing up to become a nurse. “It was just something in my heart. When Novant Health gave me a chance to see all the different aspects of healthcare for myself, I knew it was a great opportunity.”
Avery Hall smiles when he talks about his happy childhood in the small town of Gainesville, Georgia, where his mother made the best of limited means while insisting her children develop the values and habits to be successful. “We lived in public housing, but life was good because we had faith in ourselves and compassion for others,” he said.
When Brittney Weems moved from Alabama to Winston-Salem at the age of 23, she was completely on her own, unsure of just about everything and excited to be changing the direction of her life.
As a certified healthcare architect, Sara Robinson is an expert in the many ways structural and interior design can work together in medical environments to improve the patient experience as well as the operational needs of healthcare providers.