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Art & The American Cancer Society, #94

Growth is normally considered a good thing. Gardens, plants, babies, even mutual funds  grow, and when they do, we benefit. But there is another kind of growth as well. Cancer cells grow, and when they do, it causes destruction of the body, sometimes even of the self. Yet while cancer can lead to destruction—even, in the worst cases, death—it can also result in more growth.

Cancer patients may find themselves stronger and more resilient than they ever thought possible. They may finally tap into creative potential that had remained dormant until becoming necessary for their healing. In its own way, even this terrible destruction can lead to new life.

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Guests

Susan Clifford

Susan Clifford

Susan Clifford is the State Director of Communications for the American Cancer Society and has been with the organization for nine years.  She and her husband own Hayward Farm in Freeport, a hundred year old family farm growing organic vegetables, berries, herbs, and cut flowers that are sold a various local farmers markets.

Cheryl Tucker

Cheryl Tucker

Cheryl Tucker joined the American Cancer Society in 1999. She has held the position of State Vice President, Health Initiatives for Maine since 2010. In this capacity she has worked with her amazing team, and with partner hospitals, oncology clinics, and other organizations, to ensure that American Cancer Society information, programs and services are available for cancer patients and families when they need them. Her passion and dedication to the mission of the American Cancer Society is fueled in part by her personal experience of watching friends, family members, coworkers and American Cancer Society volunteers cope with a cancer diagnosis.

Sally Loughridge

Sally Loughridge

Sally Loughridge is a visual artist, cancer survivor, and retired clinical psychologist. She has been drawing and painting continuously since early childhood. As a therapist for almost thirty years, she frequently used art and storytelling to encourage her clients to recognize and explore their feelings. After retiring, Sally embraced art as a second career and now paints, exhibits, and teaches on Maine’s mid-coast. She feels most connected to the natural world, and profoundly enriched, when she is painting. You can view more of her work here.

Caroline Knight

Caroline Knight

Caroline Knight manages the Clinical Research Department at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport, Maine. She began her research career at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas in 1991. In 1997, she begame a Certified Clinical Research Professional. Looking for a change, she moved to Colorado in 1999 where she developed the Clinical Research Department for New West Physicians. Looking for another change, she moved to Maine in 2008, and started the Clinical Research Department at Pen Bay Medical Center in 2009. She completed her bachelors degree in nursing from St. Joseph’s College in 2012.

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