After surviving her own bout with colorectal cancer, and witnessing her husband’s experience with the disease, Grace L. Butler, Ph.D., President, CEO and founder of Hope Through Grace and host of the luncheon event, (seated) dedicated herself to carrying the awareness message about colorectal cancer to everyone she meets. Dr. Butler and her daughter, Olethia Chisolm, M.D., an Internal Medicine specialist at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic and a founding board member of Hope Through Grace, celebrate a successful event and outreach to the Houston community. |
HOUSTON - On February 22, Hope Through Grace, Inc. (HTG) in partnership with Amerigroup Corp. hosted a luncheon for citizens of the Houston Metroplex Community. The luncheon offered an opportunity to accomplish two key goals: to heighten attention to Colorectal Cancer Awareness; and to give those who attended an in-depth orientation of the Hope Through Grace organization, its programs and services that are available to assist in reducing the incidence and morbidity of colorectal cancer.
Dr. Bernard Levin, M. D., Vice President for Cancer Prevention, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center delivered the key note address and discussed the impact and statistics surrounding colorectal cancer and the populations it effects. Dr. Levin is a distinguished physician, researcher, administrator and policy maker.
After surviving her own bout with colorectal cancer, and witnessing her husband’s experience with the disease, Grace L. Butler, Ph.D., President, CEO and founder of Hope Through Grace and host of the luncheon event, dedicated herself to carrying the awareness message about colorectal cancer to everyone she meets.
“I believe people will share this information with their families, friends and associates and encourage them to adopt more healthy behaviors,” Dr. Butler said. “By so doing, everyone will make a difference in stamping out colorectal cancer.”
Hope Through Grace is a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization for cancer prevention, early detection, and cancer survivorship.
If you are interested in volunteering your time or helping to support the Hope Through Grace organization, please visit www.hopethroughgrace.org, or call (713) 436-1129 for more information.
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Founded in 1949, the Kelsey-Seybold Clinic combines the expertise of more than 280 physicians in over 40 specialties and subspecialties, practicing in 20 clinics throughout the area. Kelsey-Seybold physicians bring innovative ideas and vision to a healthcare delivery system that currently serves more than 400,000 patients through health insurance and managed care plans, employer groups and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Its research affiliate, the Kelsey Research Foundation, is engaged in outcomes-based research studies designed to improve community health through information and education. Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is proud to work with the St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System.
