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9575 Katy Freeway, Suite 428<br />
Houston, Texas 77024<br />
713.461.0028<br />
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www.cancare.org<br />
Please remember these people in your prayers:<br />
Barbara Bahrt, Nancy Bennett, Peggy Countryman, Kay Dingwell,<br />
Becky Dyke-Duran, Mavis Feldman, Karen Fentress, Beth Fish,<br />
Family of Devon Floyd, Karen Gentry, Charlotte Gorelick, Bill Henriksen,<br />
Howard Honaker, Alex Imlay, Cynthia Johnson, Liza Kutner, Ann Liggio,<br />
Felicia Mapp, Frank Mohler, Milton Oglesby, Marcia Powell,<br />
Doris Praino, Claudette Rogers, Alan Steiner, Dianne and James Stewart,<br />
Kim Thibodeaux, Maria Tramontin, Family of June Votaw, Richard Wheatley,<br />
Thomas Whitworth, Beverly Willis<br />
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We thank ConocoPhillips for their 2011 pledge of printing<br />
to <strong>CanCare</strong>, Inc. This generous donation enables us to share<br />
<strong>CanCare</strong>’s message of Hope through this publication, About Life.<br />
We appreciate the continued support of ConocoPhillips and<br />
its employees.<br />
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T H E M I S S I O N O F C A N C A R E : To i m p r o v e t h e q u a l i t y o f l i f e f o r c a n c e r p a t i e n t s a n d t h e i r f a m i l i e s .<br />
<strong>CanCare</strong> Staff<br />
Nancy Tucker, President and CEO<br />
Tommy Thompson, COO and EVP<br />
Kim Akel, Director of Program Services<br />
Nicole Dixon, Director of Communications<br />
Mark Downs, Director of Congregational and<br />
Corporate Relations<br />
Amy M. Tanner, Director of Development<br />
Anne McCluan, Assistant to the President<br />
Debbie Edmondson, Business Manager<br />
Pat Weatherspoon-Hall, Volunteer and Client<br />
Services Coordinator<br />
Rachel Gonzales, Development and<br />
Communications Assistant<br />
Bert Davila, Administrative Assistant<br />
Editor: Nicole Dixon, nicoled@cancare.org. Graphic design production: Hanagriff<br />
King Design, Inc. Contributing writers: Kim Akel, Nicole Dixon, Rachel Gonzales,<br />
Anne McCluan, Nancy Tucker. Contributing photographers: Warren Bright, Nicole<br />
Dixon, Gladys Williams. About Life is published quarterly by <strong>CanCare</strong>, Inc., a volunteer<br />
ministry for and by cancer patients and survivors and their families.<br />
<strong>CanCare</strong> is a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization located at 9575 Katy Freeway,<br />
Suite 428, Houston, Texas 77024. Phone: 713.461.0028 or 1.888.461.0028 Fax:<br />
713.461.0704, www.cancare.org.<br />
<strong>CanCare</strong> Board of Directors<br />
T. Jay Collins, Chair<br />
Richard A. Hollar, Treasurer<br />
Hal B. Sharp, AIA, LEED<br />
AP, Secretary<br />
Jill Pavlas, Legal Counsel<br />
Patricia Hogan-Korge, M.A.,<br />
Lifetime Director<br />
Richard A. Lindermanis,<br />
Lifetime Director<br />
F. Max Schuette, Lifetime<br />
Director<br />
Warren E. Bright<br />
Tim D. Conklin<br />
Bernard M. Fields<br />
Michael S. Gallagher<br />
Harvey G. Garza<br />
William W. Hall, Jr.<br />
Titus H. Harris III<br />
B. Cory Hawryluk<br />
John A. Holland<br />
Liza Kutner<br />
David L. Solomon<br />
Carol Surles<br />
Sonya R. Villamagna<br />
<strong>CanCare</strong> Medical Advisory<br />
Board<br />
Robert A. Behar, M.D.<br />
Garth A. Beinart, M.D.,<br />
F.A.C.P.<br />
E. Brian Butler, M.D.<br />
Luis H. Camacho, M.D.,<br />
M.P.H.<br />
Jorge G. Darcourt, M.D.<br />
Bonnie S. Glisson, M.D.<br />
Daniel E. Lehane, M.D.<br />
Janet E. Macheledt, M.D.,<br />
M.S., M.P.H.<br />
Rick Q. Ngo, M.D., F.A.C.S.<br />
Lois M. Ramondetta, M.D.<br />
Manoj A. Reddy, M.D.<br />
<strong>CanCare</strong> Board of<br />
representatives<br />
Liza Kutner, Chair<br />
Dorothy Abbott<br />
Darlene Alexander<br />
Dianne Gautier Anderson<br />
Marcia Barham<br />
Gloria Barnes<br />
Philip David Belanger<br />
Rachel G. Birney<br />
Marty R. Buck<br />
Charlotte Y. Burns<br />
Bitsy Cleveland<br />
Bernard “Sonny” Conner<br />
Sharon D. Cooper, R.N.<br />
Florida Cornelius-Cooper<br />
Ruth M. Davies<br />
The Rev. Mrs. Janet C.<br />
Dennard<br />
Nancy D. Devlin<br />
Helen Duesing<br />
Nila Fenton<br />
Donna Q. Fong<br />
Connie Marie Fowler<br />
Roberta D. Ganek<br />
Jill Gentsch<br />
Rabbi Dan M. Gordon<br />
David Harris<br />
Schottsie Hill<br />
Trixie Jobe<br />
David Johnson<br />
Lisa Johnson<br />
The Rev. Dr. Robert Joiner,<br />
Jr.<br />
Elizabeth Kabat<br />
Leah Katz<br />
Frances S. Kittrell<br />
Cindi D. Kuykendall<br />
Gary P. Lamb<br />
Larry Latimer<br />
Jim LeBlanc<br />
Sarah C. McCall<br />
The Rev. Ms. Kim Meyers<br />
Nancy B. Morgan<br />
Marian A. Murphree<br />
John W. Overton<br />
Michael L. Parker<br />
Sally Peterson<br />
Emily Prus<br />
Sherry C. Ritcheson<br />
Virginia Rogers<br />
Betsy Schauer<br />
Roger Schuelke<br />
Lynn H. Schulenberg<br />
Russell K. Schulze II<br />
The Rev. Mrs. Lillie Seals<br />
Joann Seuser<br />
Andrew E. Smith<br />
Mikki Wunderle<br />
Friends of <strong>CanCare</strong> Board of<br />
Directors<br />
Carol Surles, President<br />
Beth Black<br />
Cynthia Bryant<br />
Pat Hogan-Korge<br />
Nan McCreary<br />
Gretchen Odum<br />
Emily Prus<br />
Nancy Radecki<br />
Mary Jane Roeder<br />
Connie Schneider<br />
Fran Story<br />
Melanie Turzillo<br />
Dixie Ward<br />
Bonnie Whitten<br />
Friends of <strong>CanCare</strong> Advisory<br />
Board<br />
Kerry McKay, Chair<br />
Ginger Blanton<br />
Jason Cain<br />
Mary Chavanne-Martin<br />
Jennifer Cunningham<br />
Marilyn Drane<br />
Damien Garza<br />
Jessica Wilt-Garza<br />
Kathy Garza<br />
Lynn Adams Hancock<br />
Alicia Jansen<br />
Dwight Keys<br />
Linnea Kob<br />
Renee Renfroe<br />
Doug Reuschel<br />
Suzanne Thomas Fleckman<br />
Jennifer Tweeton<br />
Michael D. Westmoreland,<br />
Pharm.D., BCOP<br />
Nancy Wilfong<br />
Young Friends of <strong>CanCare</strong><br />
Board of Directors<br />
Sonya Villamagna, Chair<br />
Kendall Buckalew<br />
Kyle Callender<br />
Brianna Davis<br />
Nicholas Dickerson<br />
Philip Dunlap<br />
Taylor Edwards<br />
Will Hedges<br />
William Jochetz<br />
Lisa Kollenberg<br />
Chris Lewis<br />
Chad Lyons<br />
Sergio Marazita<br />
Rosie Murphy<br />
Catherine Najvar<br />
Rebecca Putterman<br />
Whitney Rape<br />
Ryan Russell<br />
Lindsay Scovil<br />
Michael Sieger<br />
Molly Vitela<br />
Mary Catherine White
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