Sweet story of the good our club does, from Past President Christine Casper

Here is a touching story from Past President Chris Casper:

I went for a mani/pedi a few weeks ago, and the man in the chair next to me provided a nice welcome to the predominantly female establishment.  I did notice his medical mask and the fact he was wearing hospital-issued slippers and shirt.  He was getting a pedicure, with his wife as a break from his second, 100 day stay at the Hope Lodge, following a bone marrow transplant.  I mentioned I was a Rotarian and we had prepared a meal at the Hope Lodge in November last year.  It turned out he was in the Lodge in November and remembered our Chile Verde.  He asked me to share with our Club how much he and his wife appreciated the awesome meal as well as the kind hearts, comradery and love shown by our Millcreek Rotary members. 

They shared a bit about their story and his diagnosis of a rare bone cancer.  He had just retired and felt very tired and out of breath – thinking it was a heart issue, he went to his general practitioner for blood work, etc. The blood tests showed stage four cancer.  He was referred to the Huntsman Center for immediate treatment and has commuted down many times for testing, including two 100 day stays for his treatments.  They live in Wyoming.

I was so humbled by his feedback and felt so proud to be a Millcreek Rotarian and to get to work with such a great group of people!