Stories of Remarkable Care

When I found a lump in my breast, I was 38 years old. I was healthy and ran between 75 and 100 miles a week.

For as long as Bernie Washington can remember, she has had a standing weekly dinner date with her mother. The ritual is as important for Washington now as it was when she was a child.

Carolyn is the annual fund manager at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Foundation. Her cancer was caught early, and Carolyn was able to receive the treatment she needed.

Of all the things the COVID-19 pandemic has taken away, Rayvon Mitchell misses hugs the most. Mitchell, a certified nursing assistant, works as a curbside assistant at Novant Health Derrick L. Davis Cancer Institute.

Claudia Zorn Schaefer has long been an ardent believer in supporting her community through advocacy.

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, healthcare facilities everywhere found themselves scrambling to outfit providers with the masks, gowns and gloves needed to treat their patients.

When you walk into the kitchen of Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center, you might find a cup of coffee, a cookie or a sandwich. But if James Blount is there, you’ll find something else when you need it most: a friend.

There was a period of time, not all that long ago, when Joy Reichenberg had a standing date with a bowl of Cheerios and a cancer patient named Mary.