Taking a Shot at Breast Cancer is a local nonprofit that provides support services to St. Clair County residents facing a breast cancer diagnosis. They have several fundraisers throughout the year, and they just donated $10,000 to McLaren Port Huron Hospital patients being treated for lymphedema.
Lymphedema is a painful chronic condition that can happen after lymph nodes are removed in breast cancer surgery. Patients with lymphedema must receive costly, ongoing treatment to prevent the condition or to relieve the symptoms.
The donation from Taking a Shot at Breast Cancer will provide bandaging and compression materials that aren’t typically covered by a patient’s medical insurance.
Patients with lymphedema can be treated by physical therapists certified in this type of care at McLaren Port Huron Hospital and McLaren’s Port Huron Outpatient Physical Therapy center.
To learn more about the treatment for lymphedema, visit McLaren’s website here: https://www.mclaren.org/main/lymphedema-treatment
Learn more about Taking a Shot at Breast Cancer here:
https://www.takingashotatbreastcancer.org
Reporting for WGRT – Jessie Wiegand
