Unfortunately, we have loved ones who have spent over 200 hours receiving chemotherapy treatment at the New England Cancer Specialists facility in Scarborough.

Our extended family has had to, painfully, observe the recurrence, in 2016, of my wife’s non-Hodgkin lymphoma and my daughter’s appendiceal cancer. But, rather than be forlorn, on Thanksgiving, we are so thankful for the professionalism and care that the doctors and their staff have provided.

And we are just as thankful for the unbelievable dedication of the Treatment Room staff. They are the most positive, sensitive, professional. caring and helpful group of caregivers any cancer patient (or patient’s family) could ever have.

The room, with its 26 stations, is continuously full and bustling. The infusion monitors are constantly beeping, searching out adjustments, yet the nurses seamlessly and immediately attend to each patient like that patient was the only person in the room.

Whether it is changing the infusion, bringing a blanket, checking on how the patient is feeling or providing critical at-home advice, these nurses are selfless front-line warriors, battling along with their patients to eradicate this merciless desease. Their compassion even includes that human, personal touch of shedding a tear or providing hugs to help us through the most difficult days.

So, to Jenny, Joette, Anita, Leah, Jessica, Janna, Sara, Michelle, Cassandra, Josie, Vicki and April, and the rest of the Treatment Room staff who we have not met, thank you for your care and have a blessed Thanksgiving.

Ken Rowe

Kennebunkport

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