2015 RELAY FOR LIFE MAGAZINE LINCOLN DAILY NEWS.com June 22, 2015 47
Woodhall said that
10 years ago Dr.
Mary Bratcher of
Springfield Clinic
chose to bring her
skills to Lincoln.
Her specialty of
oncology has been
a great benefit to
the community.
She comes every
Thursday and has
made it possible for patients to receive
IV chemo infusions at ALMH.
Until this year, ALMH nurse John
Strader administered the IV’s that
Woodhall had prepared individually
for patients. Woodhall praised
Strader’s efforts in making every
individual who came for treatment as
comfortable as he could, seeking out
movies, individual comforts and other
distractions to help ease the treatment
process.
Woodhall explained that the whole
department gets personally invested
in caring for patients, “The best day
is when it is a patient’s last to receive
treatment.” Another mile marker
that everyone there loves, is when
someone reaches a five-year cancer-
free date.
And, Woodhall said, they are sad
together at times, when someone
loses the battle. They have gone out
together and planted a memorial tree
at Kickapoo Creek Park.
Most importantly on this day
Woodhall came to say, “We’d like
to thank Dr. Bratcher for choosing
to come to Lincoln.” Woodhall had
brought a card and urged people to
sign and add their messages to Dr.
Bratcher.
Woodhall said that the ALMH IV
Infusion Department receives some
funds from the Relay for Life and
from The Pink Shutter resale shop.
Smiling, she added, “So, keep
shopping at the Pink Shutter.”
Story by Jan Youngquist
