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Phoebe Surgical Oncology 425 West Third Avenue, Suite 410 | Albany, Georgia 229-312-5080 | fax 229-312-5085 phoebecancer.com Introducing Troy Kimsey, MD O Phoebe Physicians Dr. Troy Kimsey has joined Dr. Sanjay Munireddy at Pheobe Surgical Oncology. He is board-certified in general surgery and is fellowship-trained in surgical oncology and brings 20 years of experience to the Phoebe team. In addition to surgical oncology, Dr. Kimsey serves as the Medical Director for the Oncology Service Line. Clinical interests include conditions affecting: •Colon • Breast •Esophagus • Liver •Pancreas •Soft Tissue •Skin •Stomach •Thyroid Troy Kimsey, MD Board-Certified in General Surgery Fellowship-Trained in Surgical Oncology The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, November 27,2019, Page 5A Lee County High School SADD Installs Signs For Safe Driving Call 229-312-5080 to schedule an appointment. OPhoebe Phoebe Foundation Announces 2019 Lights of Love Tree Lighter ~ Tree lighting ceremony to be held at Phoebe Cancer Center Dec. 5 Special to the Ledger The Phoebe Foundation will kick off the holiday season with its annual Lights of Love tree light ing ceremony, a beloved fundraiser for cancer patients and families in southwest Georgia. Jodi Peacock, a cancer survivor from Albany, has been named the honorary tree lighter for the December 5 ceremo ny to be held outside the Phoebe Cancer Center in Albany. While on a family beach vacation in June 2018, Jodi received a call with results from a biop sy confirming she had breast cancer. When she arrived back home, she immediately began the fight. Jodi’s treatment plan wasn’t easy. She had chemotherapy and a bilateral mastectomy, followed by radiation and hormone therapy. The treatment took more than a year, and the chemo was especially difficult. “I was sick after each round. I would have a treatment one day and then be home almost two weeks,” added Jodi. Throughout her jour ney, Jodi had concerns, but each step ended up bringing her comfort. In the beginning, she was worried how her daugh ters would be affected. “I thought I would miss out on a lot with them. They were so strong for me. What I thought was going to be the hardest part, turned out to be a blessing,” says Jodi. There were times during treatment when she was scared, but her team of doctors developed a game plan that helped put her mind at ease, and those difficult treatments became part of a com fortable routine. “By the end, I was crying because I would not see those people every day. They were such a joy. We’ve just bonded with everybody at the hospi tal. I feel like we’re all family,” Jodi said. Jodi is grateful she didn’t have to leave home and her support system for her can cer care. “I’ve heard of people traveling to Atlanta for treatment. There’s just no way,” she said. “Why go anywhere when you have the kind of care you can get at Phoebe?” The other honorary tree lighters are Valencia Currington, of Sylvester, at Phoebe Worth and Linda Harris, of Amer- icus, at Phoebe Sumter. They will join family, friends, and the public during special ceremo nies on each respective campus. Their stories of hope, along with Jodi’s, can be found by visiting www.lights-of-love.org. Started in 1983 by the Junior Woman’s Club of Albany, Lights of Love has since raised more than $1 million for can cer services and patients at Phoebe Cancer Center. This year’s donations will benefit the rebuild ing of the Light House, a place of respite and com fort for cancer patients as they prepare for and undergo treatment. The Lights of Love trees are special for their symbolic white lights in memory and honor of in dividuals. For each light purchased for a suggest ed $25 donation, a card is sent to those honored or to family members. To donate, call (229) 312- GIVE or visit lights-of- love.org. The public is welcome to the Lights of Love ceremony at the Phoebe Cancer Center in Albany on December 5 at 7 p.m. For more information, contact Phoebe Founda tion at 229-312-4483. GOODSON PECANS Est 1972 Award Winning Gourmet Flavored Pecans And All Natural Pecan Butters c^reoit c^lft ideas For Corporate r^lft ia0! Closed Thursday 6- Friday For Thanksgiving Check Out Our new flavors and NEW gift boxes’ Stop by for a delicious sample of our pecan products! Great gift ideas! • We also carry other great Georgia Grown Products! Located In Leesburg Directly Beside Subway 227-E Walnut Ave. S. • Hours: Monday-Friday 9 am - 5 pm www.goodsonpecans.com 229- 759-4008 Special to the Ledger Lee County High School’s chapter of Stu dents Against Destruc tive Decisions (SADD) recently installed signs to remind students to drive safely. In recog nition of the National Rock the Belt campaign, the club created three signs with the words “Click It”, “Park It”, and “Drive.” The signs are placed so that students exiting the parking lot will remember to buck le up, put their phones down, and drive safely as they leave school. Rhiannon Belcher, LCHS SADD presi dent and member of the National SADD Student Leadership Council, explained that SADD is an organization that promotes peer-to-peer education so that young people will make pos itive life decisions. “These signs will serve as a constant reminder for students to make safe-driving decisions,” she said. Kyle Lentz, Fire and Life Safety Educator with Lee County Fire and Emergency Ser vices, plays an essential role with SADD and other youth programs in the area. During the sign reveal, he recalled personal experiences working accidents over the years involving youth. Tragically, his own son, Cole, was killed in a 2008 accident, and Ryle has made it his mission since then to prevent other families from experiencing that heartbreak. Principal Dr. Karen Hancock and Superin tendent Dr. Jason Miller also spoke at the sign re veal and commended the work that SADD does to promote safe decisions among students. SADD is funded in part by a grant from the Georgia Governor’s Of fice of Highway Safety.
