On August 18th, I had a blast celebrating my 45th birthday by completing the Boston TRI - finishing 3rd overall in my age group and 89th of all women! The half mile swim, 10.8 miles of biking, and 3.4 miles of running were TOUGH but I was motivated by all the words of encouragement and donations of support from our community.
Competing in my first ever triathlon was the perfect way to mark not only my birthday, but also my 20th anniversary with Good Shepherd Community Care.
As I reminisce about the last 20 years of my life, growing personally and professionally with this one of a kind organization, I am filled with gratitude and a sense of privilege for getting to do work that I truly love and believe in each and every day.
Every dollar that is raised in support of these 2 important milestones will support Good Shepherd’s Palliative Care Program. Did you know that palliative care is reimbursed at a rate that only covers about 50% of what it costs to provide these important services? And despite that, over the past few program years, Good Shepherd increased our nurse practitioner staffing, enabling us to see 140% more unique patients and conduct 158% more patient visits.
I am unconditionally proud of Good Shepherd's continued and unyielding commitment to people over profits - and I hope you are too! With the help of caring people such as you, our broad range of services will continue to enhance the quality of life for those who are living with a serious advancing illness.
-Jennifer Sax, Vice President of Advancement
