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Courageous Conversations Radio Show - Non-Profit Life with Story Teller Elaine M. Brannon Founder + Director of Revivals Health and Wellness Council - Nevada
Meet Elaine M. Brannon Breast Cancer Survivor and Founder + Director of Revivals Health and Wellness Council
Come virtual meet and celebrate with Elaine on October 23, 2021, for the 1st Virtual Breast Cancer Awareness Survivors' Luncheon! To learn more and purchase tickets visit: Revivals Health & Wellness Council | Breast Cancer Survivors' Luncheon
Courageous Conversations with Therese W Gamble powered by Concierge Resource Professional Consultants is a supporter of Revivals Health and Wellness as a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization.
At 36 years old, Elaine McGraw Brannon detected a lump in her breast during a self examination. This was not uncommon. She experienced a thickening of breast tissue (also known as Fibrosis) since she had breasts, which would subside within a few days. She informed her doctor and expected the lump to be gone prior to her previously scheduled appointment. It was not. Her doctor immediately referred her to a surgeon having experienced a similar situation with his wife and mother. With only a 10-month residency in her community and no family other than her husband, Elaine went into full faith mode knowing she faced navigating a health system that was unfamiliar. She asked God to provide her with a relay team of professionals, reflecting on her high school track days. Within the month, the baton had been handed to a radical surgeon and Elaine was diagnosed with breast cancer. Elaine’s faith was a perfect match with the surgeon’s mode of practice. For five years, she endured a series of surgeries, followed by aggressive treatments and medication therapy. As a licensed Social Worker with 15 years experience at the time, Elaine and her family watched her own case plan form and unfold.
Elaine was determined to be grateful for the technology afforded to her and not dread any tests, but view them as an opportunity to see God’s handiwork. On days when she did not feel well, she forced herself to think on the things that God instructed through the Apostle Paul; things that are true, honest, just, pure, lovely, of good report, excellent, or praiseworthy. Elaine met others who were involved with breast cancer awareness and advocates for patient’s rights and services. She volunteered for several organizations, but her Social Work mind reflected on the gap in services to survivors. She observed that survivors knew more about their diagnosis and its side effects, than they did about their God-given strength to overcome; and their potential to help others in more ways than awareness and advocacy. Her breast cancer journey led her to establish Revivals Health & Wellness Council, to support breast cancer survivors now by celebrating wellness while other great organizations advocate and search for a cure. The Annual Keeping the Faith Breast Cancer Survivors Luncheon and the Survivors’ Birthday Club are the foundation of this celebration culture using music, movement, and humor, which studies show are effective antidepressants. In addition, as a Social Worker on Demand, she uses her administrative and clinical skills to offer resources and case management.
Elaine M. Brannon is a Licensed Master Social Worker whose career spans over 35 years; with 9 years as a professor of Introduction to Social Work and Crisis Intervention classes. She currently serves as the sole Social Worker at a Rural Critical Access Hospital. She is the Founder and Director of Revivals Health & Wellness Council and is a breast cancer survivor.
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By Courageous Conversations with Therese W GambleMeet Elaine M. Brannon Breast Cancer Survivor and Founder + Director of Revivals Health and Wellness Council
Come virtual meet and celebrate with Elaine on October 23, 2021, for the 1st Virtual Breast Cancer Awareness Survivors' Luncheon! To learn more and purchase tickets visit: Revivals Health & Wellness Council | Breast Cancer Survivors' Luncheon
Courageous Conversations with Therese W Gamble powered by Concierge Resource Professional Consultants is a supporter of Revivals Health and Wellness as a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization.
At 36 years old, Elaine McGraw Brannon detected a lump in her breast during a self examination. This was not uncommon. She experienced a thickening of breast tissue (also known as Fibrosis) since she had breasts, which would subside within a few days. She informed her doctor and expected the lump to be gone prior to her previously scheduled appointment. It was not. Her doctor immediately referred her to a surgeon having experienced a similar situation with his wife and mother. With only a 10-month residency in her community and no family other than her husband, Elaine went into full faith mode knowing she faced navigating a health system that was unfamiliar. She asked God to provide her with a relay team of professionals, reflecting on her high school track days. Within the month, the baton had been handed to a radical surgeon and Elaine was diagnosed with breast cancer. Elaine’s faith was a perfect match with the surgeon’s mode of practice. For five years, she endured a series of surgeries, followed by aggressive treatments and medication therapy. As a licensed Social Worker with 15 years experience at the time, Elaine and her family watched her own case plan form and unfold.
Elaine was determined to be grateful for the technology afforded to her and not dread any tests, but view them as an opportunity to see God’s handiwork. On days when she did not feel well, she forced herself to think on the things that God instructed through the Apostle Paul; things that are true, honest, just, pure, lovely, of good report, excellent, or praiseworthy. Elaine met others who were involved with breast cancer awareness and advocates for patient’s rights and services. She volunteered for several organizations, but her Social Work mind reflected on the gap in services to survivors. She observed that survivors knew more about their diagnosis and its side effects, than they did about their God-given strength to overcome; and their potential to help others in more ways than awareness and advocacy. Her breast cancer journey led her to establish Revivals Health & Wellness Council, to support breast cancer survivors now by celebrating wellness while other great organizations advocate and search for a cure. The Annual Keeping the Faith Breast Cancer Survivors Luncheon and the Survivors’ Birthday Club are the foundation of this celebration culture using music, movement, and humor, which studies show are effective antidepressants. In addition, as a Social Worker on Demand, she uses her administrative and clinical skills to offer resources and case management.
Elaine M. Brannon is a Licensed Master Social Worker whose career spans over 35 years; with 9 years as a professor of Introduction to Social Work and Crisis Intervention classes. She currently serves as the sole Social Worker at a Rural Critical Access Hospital. She is the Founder and Director of Revivals Health & Wellness Council and is a breast cancer survivor.