October 2021

Hello everyone,

This is an ironic time of year. While the earth may be slowing down, we are ramping up. We have a very busy October and November planned. And of course, in December we will have our year-end appeal as well as Colorado Gives Day on December 7th.

This month we have Dr. David Gordon’s presentation on Cannabis and Cancer on October 11th and our inaugural Women’s Giving Circle event on October 21^st. Additionally, I, along with my colleagues Terah Hardcastle and Gwen Newberry, will be presenting at the Colorado Rural Health Conference.  On November 11^th, we will host our annual training for our local and remote staff members.  We are fortunate to have Drs. Nick DiBella and Ryan Weight giving presentations to our team.

On other fronts, we continue to accrue new patients and open new studies.  We are pleased to have new physicians joining our work, including Dr. Patrick Eulitt of Rocky Mountain Cancer Center (RMCC) Mid-Town, Drs. Dario Pasalic and Patrick Richard of RMCC North and Dr. Ryan Weight of the Melanoma & Skin Cancer Institute.  Each of them is passionate about research and compassionate about their patients.  They believe, as we do, that patients should have every treatment option available to them when they receive a cancer diagnosis.

As we move into the season of gratitude, I wanted to let you all know about our Appreciation Wall.  Our team can send a “Warm & Fuzzy” to any staff member who has gone above and beyond to lend a hand. It is lovely to read things people write out of their appreciation and the added bonus is that we can all see the shout-out.  I continue to be proud of our professional family and the good work they do in bringing clinical trials into local communities.  It may be years to come before we completely eradicate cancer, but in the meantime, we at WSCR-NCORP remain committed to being part of that process and to be walking the journey with those brave souls who have chosen to participate in research.  We are grateful.

Be well and take good care,