How ‘Chemo Sabes’ help cancer patients at USA Health

Olivia Wilson
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MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Battling cancer is hard, and volunteers with the USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute say no one should go through it alone.

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The volunteers even live by that message in their name: the Chemo Sabes. The name is reportedly a spinoff from the term “Ke-mo sah-bee” from the “Lone Ranger” series. It roughly translates to “faithful friend” or “trusty scout.”

Volunteers, including Bob McKean, Randy Best, Chris Fogarty, Tim Corrigan and his wife Cathy, and Ben Purvis, offer their time to provide snacks, blankets, and a listening ear to those undergoing infusion treatments at the institute.

Volunteer Ben Purvis. (Photo courtesy of USA Health Marketing and Communications)
Volunteer Ben Purvis. (Photo courtesy of USA Health Marketing and Communications)

“Our Chemo Sabe volunteers astound me with their dedication, not just to patients but to the staff, as well,” MCI community and physician outreach manager, who coordinates the volunteers, Susan Crutchfield said.

“They seem to lift everyone’s spirits when there, and they have a reciprocal caring relationship with staff.”

For more information, visit the Mitchell Cancer Institute’s website.

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