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Talk Line: Joan Padilla shares Home of Hope's March events · WIXN AM 1460 - Shaw Local Radio

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  Speaker 1: It's eight seventeen on your Friday morning, and it's time
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  Speaker 1: for talk line, and I'm joined in the booth by
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  Speaker 1: our good friends from Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center,
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  Speaker 1: Joan Padilla. Ma'am, how are you?
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  Speaker 2: I'm great, Brandon, how are you?
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  Speaker 1: I am absolutely fantastic. It's a Friday in March and
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  Speaker 1: it's going to be near sixty degrees.
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  Speaker 2: I know it. I can't believe it. Let's have spring
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  Speaker 2: come upon us, right.
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  Speaker 1: I know, or at least a taste of it before
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  Speaker 1: more snow rolls in this weekend.
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  Speaker 2: Right, oh god, here we go. Right.
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  Speaker 1: But as it's warming up and we're moving into into March,
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  Speaker 1: you have some special events you want to talk about?
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  Speaker 2: Yes, yes, you know. We're always planning different events, whether
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  Speaker 2: they're social events, educational events, wellness events at the center,
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  Speaker 2: and so I'd like to just highlight some things that
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  Speaker 2: we have going on special from our regular routine, scheduled programs.
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  Speaker 2: So on March twelfth, Brandon, we're going to be hosting
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  Speaker 2: Healing through the Pen. We like our cancer patients and
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  Speaker 2: their families to join us to explore fightings from and
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  Speaker 2: for the individuals who have experienced cancer. You can write
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  Speaker 2: freely in any format, there's no restrictions. We will have
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  Speaker 2: journals there available for the individuals participating, and it's just
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  Speaker 2: going to be a great time a workshop to get
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  Speaker 2: through and understanding your journey or maybe connecting with others
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  Speaker 2: that are going through the same.
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  Speaker 1: That's fantastic And I couldn't recommend that more. As somebody
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  Speaker 1: who transitioned from writing for a living over to the.
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  Speaker 2: Radio, Yes, yes, exactly.
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  Speaker 1: I can really attest to how great that is because
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  Speaker 1: I mean, even though I did that for a living,
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  Speaker 1: you know, it's without saying that I did that in
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  Speaker 1: my own personal time in different ways and very therapeutic.
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  Speaker 1: Couldn't recommend that more, And especially for people going through
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  Speaker 1: any kind of a struggle, let alone cancer, that's absolutely wonderful.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, So that will be happening at the Center of
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  Speaker 2: Brandon at five point thirty pm on March twelfth. We
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  Speaker 2: do ask four RSVPs just so we have enough journey
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  Speaker 2: for everyone. They can call the Center at eight one
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  Speaker 2: five two eight eight four six seven three to register.
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  Speaker 2: There's also a link to register on our Facebook page.
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  Speaker 1: Perfect Perfect and you've got a I Love to Laugh
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  Speaker 1: at a comedy special?
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  Speaker 2: Yes, yes, so we are going to be streaming Hank Green.
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  Speaker 2: He's debuting his comedy special where he's going to actually
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  Speaker 2: share his journey after being diagnosed with Hodgkins lymphoma in
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  Speaker 2: twenty twenty three. He touches upon humor, He's got informational
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  Speaker 2: insights about his cancer journey and really just a really
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  Speaker 2: unique perspective. So we're inviting those that would like to
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  Speaker 2: have a little movie comedy night. They can register to come.
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  Speaker 2: That event will be on March twenty fifth, Brandon at
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  Speaker 2: six point thirty. It is at the Center as well,
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  Speaker 2: So those that want to ten please give us a
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  Speaker 2: call to register or go online in our Facebook page
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  Speaker 2: and you can hit the link there as well.
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  Speaker 1: You know, you can't say more about the power of laughter,
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  Speaker 1: and to have a comedian who's actually, you know, incorporated
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  Speaker 1: his own journey into that is great. So my mother
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  Speaker 1: passed away from cancer. I'm so sorry several years ago.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you. And she always had a sense of humor
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  Speaker 1: about things, and so I remember the first time she
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  Speaker 1: had to shave her head, she asked me to come
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  Speaker 1: over and shave her.
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  Speaker 2: Head for her.
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  Speaker 1: And then so she wanted a picture where I had
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  Speaker 1: a handful of their hair, and she made it look
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  Speaker 1: like I was like almost scalping her all and she's laughing.
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  Speaker 1: She put that on Christmas cards to send out the
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  Speaker 1: family because it just it cracked her up, right, She
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  Speaker 1: didn't even care if anybody else got it and cracked
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  Speaker 1: her up. And so I just love that.
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  Speaker 2: Oh, the gift of humor is so awesome, and it
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  Speaker 2: really does provide a very therapeutic, you know, letting go
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  Speaker 2: a release of the hardships and the challenges and struggles
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  Speaker 2: that one can go through. We're looking forward to having
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  Speaker 2: Hank come into our organization through streaming and it's going
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  Speaker 2: to be a great event.
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  Speaker 1: Awesome. Now I see an event on your calendar, and
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  Speaker 1: I don't want folks to get confused because I'm not
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  Speaker 1: that flexible. I see a yoga with brand Bean and
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  Speaker 1: I'm Brandon, and I can not get my leg over
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  Speaker 1: my head.
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  Speaker 2: Well, I'm going to invite you, Brandon, to come over
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  Speaker 2: and experience. Yes, we have the very talented Brandon Lumsey
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  Speaker 2: that comes in twice a month at the center. He
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  Speaker 2: provides a yoga that is dropping so you don't have
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  Speaker 2: to register for that. We have matts available. He also
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  Speaker 2: provides a chair yoga sequence for those that can't get
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  Speaker 2: down or get into that pretzel shape or whatever. So
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  Speaker 2: he's awesome. He's been with us for a number of
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  Speaker 2: years now. And the benefits of yoga, Brandon for those
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  Speaker 2: that are going through cancer is a ma. It helps
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  Speaker 2: with just overall relaxation, but stability and strength training. So
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  Speaker 2: that those that are experiencing maybe the side effects of
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  Speaker 2: neuropathy in their feet, you know, they struggle with tripping
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  Speaker 2: and falling. So yoga helps with balance and that strengthening
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  Speaker 2: of the core, and so that that helps to relieve
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  Speaker 2: that that scary part of their journey. They don't want
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  Speaker 2: to fall. We don't want anybody to fall. So yeah,
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  Speaker 2: we invite anyone that's interested to come out and try
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  Speaker 2: Brandon's yoga sequence. And that's on the I'm sorry, the
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  Speaker 2: first Tuesday and the third Tuesday of the month at
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  Speaker 2: five pm at the center.
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  Speaker 1: There you go two chances to stretch it out, connect
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  Speaker 1: with your body, and slow down. I think that's a
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  Speaker 1: big part of yoga. We're always so busy moving task
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  Speaker 1: to task, trying to get to the right the end
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  Speaker 1: of the night or the weekend, you know, so be
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  Speaker 1: it and this just gives you a chance to be present.
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  Speaker 2: Be present exactly, and let go of all of those
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  Speaker 2: little things that are in the back of our minds,
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  Speaker 2: you know, hitting us. You know, like we got to
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  Speaker 2: do this, we gotta do that. So I agree, So
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  Speaker 2: I love it.
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  Speaker 1: And you also want to talk about your March fundraiser.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, yes, So we are delving into getting our golfers
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  Speaker 2: in the area ready for their season. So we're asking
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  Speaker 2: them to dust off their golf clubs and join us.
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  Speaker 2: On Sunday, we are hosting a virtual golf tournament. It
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  Speaker 2: will be at the Ex Golf Stock Valley which is
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  Speaker 2: over in sterling Gault area, and we do ask that
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  Speaker 2: today is the last day to register. Information can be
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  Speaker 2: found on our website Home of Hope online dot org
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  Speaker 2: if they want to register a team. We have a
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  Speaker 2: few slots left available. We also are providing a chance
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  Speaker 2: for those family members that want to honor a family member.
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  Speaker 2: A twenty five dollars donation will get a memory spot
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  Speaker 2: at each of the bays that are at the ex
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  Speaker 2: Golf and so they can honor their loved one that way,
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  Speaker 2: and that is a twenty five dollars donation they can
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  Speaker 2: do that online as well home of Hope online dot org.
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  Speaker 2: So that event starts at two o'clock. Again, registration does
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  Speaker 2: end today, so please give the center a call if
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  Speaker 2: you'd like to get registered for that golf event. It's
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  Speaker 2: going to be a lot of fun.
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  Speaker 1: Absolutely, you can get out, swing some wrenches, support a
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  Speaker 1: great cause and not worry about the cold weather that's
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  Speaker 1: coming in because you're going to be inside and one there,
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  Speaker 1: we're going to be inside.
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  Speaker 2: It'll be great. And the course that is picked is
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  Speaker 2: a course in Hawaii, so that will take us in
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  Speaker 2: to some really positive environment, you know, coconuts, palm trees,
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  Speaker 2: you know, the whole life.
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  Speaker 1: So I love it. I can already taste the peeni cle.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, that should be the signal your drink, right.
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  Speaker 1: What did you to share this morning?
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  Speaker 2: So I just really want to invite those that are
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  Speaker 2: going through a cancer journey. You know, we've all been
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  Speaker 2: touched by cancer, Brandon, and so it's it's so great
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  Speaker 2: that we have our organization here in the Sock Valley area.
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  Speaker 2: I've got a great staff ready to jump in and
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  Speaker 2: help support you in any way that you need. We've
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  Speaker 2: got our regular wellness programs scheduled throughout the month. Benefits
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  Speaker 2: of our wellness programs help you to relax. Uh So
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  Speaker 2: we offer reiki, acupuncture, rejuvenating body treatment, massage where we
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  Speaker 2: are there to help and so it doesn't take a
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  Speaker 2: doctor's referral. If you've been diagnosed or you know someone
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  Speaker 2: that's diagnosed, just stop out at the center. We're at
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  Speaker 2: one six three seven Plock Road in Dixon, in between
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  Speaker 2: Sterling across from Boss Carpet One and the Northern Illinois
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  Speaker 2: Cancer Treatment Centers. So easy to find and always there
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  Speaker 2: to help.
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  Speaker 1: Wonderful And if anybody wants some more information on anything
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  Speaker 1: we've talked about today or just anything that you can
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  Speaker 1: folks offer in general, what's the best way to do that?
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  Speaker 2: So easy pas eight one five two eight eight four
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  Speaker 2: six seven three. You can go online at Home of
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  Speaker 2: Hope online dot org. That's our website. All our information
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  Speaker 2: is there, as well as a Facebook page that we
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  Speaker 2: have Hope CWC I believe is our Facebook handle, and
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  Speaker 2: all of our posts and things are on there. So
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  Speaker 2: all of our services are free of charge as well.
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  Speaker 2: I did want to highlight that because we know the
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  Speaker 2: burden of a cancer diagnosis financially and we don't want
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  Speaker 2: to add to that. So the mission of our organization
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  Speaker 2: is to be there with complementary services and support.
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  Speaker 1: Well from you know, someone who's had cancer touch on
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  Speaker 1: their life more than once, I'm saying say, I'm really
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  Speaker 1: glad that you folks are out there doing what you do,
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  Speaker 1: and I thank you so much for doing that, and
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  Speaker 1: for sharing this information with us, and for continuing to
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  Speaker 1: provide these regular updates on the things you guys are
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  Speaker 1: always doing out in the community. I really appreciate it,
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  Speaker 1: and I'm sure everyone else does too well.
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  Speaker 2: We appreciate you, Brandon and Wixen for allowing us to
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  Speaker 2: share our news as well.
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  Speaker 1: Always happy to share Joan, thank you so much.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you Brandon,