Thank You Dara Rogers

St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital and NewsRadio WGNS are partnering to honor a person each month in this community who has a Heart for Healing. Dara Rogers, who is a registered nurse on the fourth floor east at the local hospital is the first Heart for Healing recipient.

She has a passion for helping cancer patients. But as she explains, this dread disease touches so many . . .

As a nurse, Dara's first patient had cancer. But this disease is much more personal to her. Early in her nursing career, she was diagnosed as having cancer. Both Dara and her brother are cancer survivors. Her mother died from the disease, and her father had cancer, but died of complications related to heart disease.

She is always encouraging and lifting-up individuals and their families who face cancer. Dara is also a promoter of telling your physician quickly whenever you notice something different with your body, as early detection increases the survival rate. And she is active in helping Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society. Congratulations to Dara Rogers, the first recipient of our Heart for Healing award.

Who Has Helped You?

Now, think about the doctors, nurses or others associated with the medical community who have made a difference during a challenge in your life. Put in writing how this person impacted you and why you feel they definitely have a Heart for Healing. Mail your nomination directly to NewsRadio WGNS or e-mail it to news@wgnsradio.com. The recipients get a $30 gift certificate to Peter D's Restaurant and an engraved award to commemorate their being the Heart for Healing recipient.

Here is the full conversation with Dara Rogers, RN, at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital . . .