Helping Each Other Recover (HER)

The DMH Women's Health and Breast Center provides a comprehensive program for women who are experiencing breast cancer. The Center has been creatively designed and specifically tailored to assist a patient through her plan of care, to furnish resource and educational information, and to facilitate communication among healthcare professionals, the patient and the patient's family. In addition, the Center has bimonthly multidisciplinary breast conferences to discuss current breast cancer cases and recommendations for treatment.

OUR GOAL:

To provide "one-on-one" assistance to newly diagnosed breast cancer patients.

MISSION STATEMENT:

To provide information and assistance for the special needs of women diagnosed with breast cancer in Central Illinois.

WHO WE ARE:

• Local breast cancer survivors
• Medical advisors, nurses oncologists, surgeons

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

• How do I talk to my family?
• What do I ask my doctor?
• What do I need to tell my employer?
• What will my insurance cover?
• What is breast reconstruction?
• If I need breast prosthesis or a wig, where do I find them?

How to reach HER

Call the HER helpline at 217-876-4377 or toll-free at 888-456-4377.
Calls are answered from 8am-4:30pm weekdays. At all other times, please leave a message and your call will be answered within 24 hours.

Your call will be returned by a local breast cancer survivor willing to assist you with your questions and concerns.

 

302 West Hay, Suite 117A Office Hours: 8:00a.m. - 4:30p.m. Monday - Friday 217-876-4377 Fax: 217-876-4374 Email: Pamela McMillen, R.N., B.S.N. Email: Heather Ludwig, R.N., B.S.N.

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