Most cancersCare’s month-to-month employees function acknowledges the important contributions of the various client-facing and behind-the-scenes groups that make our free applications and providers doable.
This month, we’re blissful to focus on Most cancersCare’s Wig and Prostheses Clinics for our New York Metropolis and Lengthy Island places of work and Tonya P., who works as a fitted specialist, helping purchasers in accessing free wigs and breast prostheses by in particular person and digital clinics. Tonya performs an integral function in serving to our purchasers take care of a few of the bodily challenges of a most cancers analysis.
Title: Tonya P.
Title: Senior Program Operations Supervisor and Fitted Specialist
Staff: Social Work
Time with Most cancersCare: 23 years
What do you do at Most cancersCare?
I’m the Senior Program Operations Supervisor and Fitted Specialist for the New York Metropolis and Lengthy Island places of work. I help within the fittings for the Wig and Prostheses Clinics. Moreover, I handle the day-to-day elements of the On-line Assist Group program
What’s your favourite factor about your job?
Day-after-day, I get to do one thing I like. I play a task in serving to girls really feel lovely, assured and cozy with themselves. My favourite quote is “Nothing is not possible. The phrase itself is ‘I’m doable.’” by Audrey Hepburn. I get pleasure from serving to girls appear like themselves and really feel like themselves once more.
What units Most cancersCare other than different organizations?
Most cancersCare is true to our title. We do care. Our title says what we’re and who we’re!
Might you share an necessary reminiscence you could have of working at Most cancersCare?
I had a consumer who had a mastectomy, however by no means knew about breast prosthesis. She didn’t really feel comfy taking off her garments in entrance of a mirror. She got here to our clinic and we fitted her for a prosthesis. As a result of she was uncomfortable herself, we had coated the mirror for her. However as soon as she was fitted, we took the coverings off the mirror. It was the primary time she checked out herself within the mirror since her surgical procedure. She was so ecstatic. She didn’t wish to look away from the mirror and he or she held her head excessive. It was a kind of time you needed to be there, it was such a rewarding second!
How has working at Most cancersCare affected or modified you?
Working at Most cancersCare has given me the braveness to succeed in out for assist and to assist others. Not solely my household and mates, however individuals outdoors of my circle. It’s taught me that you simply don’t must wrestle alone. There are assets that can assist you cope – together with remedy and assist teams. Having a assist system is so useful for the therapeutic course of.