ATTENTION: HealthWell Foundation’s hotline will close at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, October 11, 2024 for internal meetings and will remain closed on Monday, October 14, 2024 in observance of the federal holiday. The hotline will re-open on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. We encourage you to continue to use our Patient, Pharmacy and Provider Portals during this time. If you are contacting us about a payment or grant, please email us at [email protected] and a representative will respond to your message as quickly as possible when our hotline re-opens. We apologize for any inconvenience and look forward to serving you. The HealthWell Team
Cliff, Faith, NC
In 1967, I had been married fifteen years with three children. While operating a crane on a construction site, I engaged a high power line carrying thirteen thousand volts of electricity. This you might say was “a bump in the road of life” costing me a right arm, left thumb, and right ear. I overcame the “bump” and completed thirty-five years of service before retiring. In 1994, I had to have a quadruple heart bypass, another “bump in the road.” All is going well. Then in 2012, my white blood count was sky high – another “bump.” It was Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML). With more testing, I encountered another “bump,” which turned out to be lung cancer. This was eliminated on January 2, 2013 by surgery. But, let’s go back to the CML. This disease can be controlled by medication taken once a day. The medication has an astronomical cost but is necessary to keep me alive. While it is extremely important to take it, the cost can financially destroy me. What could I do? This was truly a big “bump,” but through the staff at my oncology center, I was introduced and accepted by the HealthWell Foundation. To the Foundation, I will be forever grateful. How do you say “thank you” to an organization who gives you life, peace of mind, and a future? From the bottom of my heart, thank you!
