The Story of Helen Moss
When I first discovered my cancer, I very naively felt that I could be just like Bruce Willis' character in 'Die Hard' and that I would fight this cancer off and be victorious. However, the treatment pulled me down and 'fighting' or that mind set drained my energy.
Read the rest of Helen's story here.
Board of Trustees
Helen Moss, Managing Trustee
Carole Adrine
Gregory R. Bean, Esq
Rev. Dr. Joan Campbell
Barrie Cassileth, Ph.D.
Dale H. Cowan, MD, JD,
Ensign Cowell
Stanton L. Gerson, M.D.
Betty Ann Helms
Jim Moss, Esq
John Moss
Peter Osenar
Timothy Resor, E.A.
Stephen Sagar, MD
Michael Weiss, MD, PhD
Robert J Ronis, M.D., M.P.H.
Wulf Utian, MD
Trustees Emeriti
Nathan Berger, MD
Barbara Peterson Ruhlman
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