Sadler Clinic

My first day volunteering at Sadler clinic I met all the nurses and the radiation oncologist, Dr. Berilgen. They were all very nice and appreciative of the fact that I was willing to donate my time to help the cancer patients. Most of the cancer patients I met that were undergoing treatment had skin problems and hair loss due to the harmful radiation treatment. The nurses and I had to apply special products to the their treatment area and showed them the post-treatment care. I do remember one of the patients really touched my heart when she shared her story. She was diagnosed with cancer a year ago and had treatment before and they removed the cancer but she recently got tested and the doctor told her the cancer cells came back. It was just really sad because even though she wants to stay alive and go through treatment to get better, she says she doesn't know if she can do it anymore. The way she described it was that the same thing (treatment) that was keeping her live was poisoning her at the same time.  I felt a lot of empathy for these patients for what they have to go through. It made me realize that I shouldn't take my health for granted and that I should take better care of myself.