BOCA RATON, Fla. – May 16, 2012 – The Eugene M. & Christine E. Lynn Cancer Institute (LCI) at Boca Raton Regional Hospital will honor members of the community who are living beyond the diagnosis of cancer and seeking wellness into the future on National Cancer Survivors Day®, Sunday, June 3, 2012 beginning at 9:00am.
National Cancer Survivors Day is an annual worldwide Celebration of Life that is held in hundreds of communities throughout the United States, Canada, and other participating countries. Participants unite in a symbolic event to show the world that life after a cancer diagnosis can be meaningful and productive.
“We are honored to have cancer survivors from our community, along with family and friends, participate in this celebration of life after cancer,” says Darci McNally, director of Multimodality Clinics at LCI. “This year’s celebration will focus on adding to our Wall of Hope in honor and memory of our cancer patients and their caregivers.”
The Wall of Hope began prior to the opening of the Harvey & Phyllis Sandler Pavilion. Cancer survivors, their families and clinical staff had the opportunity to design a tile to be included on a wall in the Cancer Center’s first floor. During Survivors Day events tiles are created and participants are able to leave their own legacy at LCI.
This year’s local National Cancer Survivors Day Celebration of Life will be held at:
WHERE: Sandler Pavilion at 701 NW 13th Street, Boca Raton
WHEN: Sunday, June 3, 2012
9:00am to 10:30am: Brunch, tile painting for Wall of Hope, vendor fair and survivor photos
10:30am to 11:30am: Keynote speakers include Jane Skelton, MD, hematology/oncologist and cancer survivors, Dean Middleton and Tracy Murrison.
Editors Note: Media are invited to attend. Reporters will have the opportunity to photograph the Wall of Hope, interview keynote speakers, physicians and survivors during the event. Contact Marlene Moni at 561.955.5627.