UnityPoint Health Board of Directors - Quad Cities recently issued the following announcement.
November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, shedding light on a disease that strikes people right here in our own community. The Dr. Brent Ohl Strong Pancreatic Cancer Support Endowment through the
In 2016, Dr. Brent Ohl, MD was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and passed away at 48 years old. Dr.
In October 2018, more than $10,000 was raised for the endowment at a single event. The support goes toward non-medical expenses for families such as meal vouchers, fuel vouchers and reimbursement for hotel/motel accommodations.
“After going through it and seeing the devastation, I just felt I wanted to do something for people locally and I wanted to be able to help them. It happens so fast you don’t even have time to think about what you’re doing and apply for help,” says Peggy Ohl.
Through her work and the generosity of donors to the Trinity Health Foundation, the endowment fund aims to ease some of the struggles patients and their families go through in their own battles against pancreatic cancer. To date, more than $26,700 has been raised and 100 percent of those funds help local pancreatic cancer patients and their families.
“In the Quad Cities, specifically Scott and Rock Island Counties combined, there are on average 50 cases of pancreatic cancer diagnosed each year. And each year, as many as 50 people die of the disease in these counties,” says Alison Beardsley, Director of Oncology Services.
The UnityPoint Health Oncology Program at Trinity Cancer Center is dedicated to raising community awareness related to cancer to improve the quality of life in our Quad Cities community.
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