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Photo courtesy of Baylor Regional Medical Center Plano
Betsy Booth
Betsy Booth, Oncology Nurse Navigator, Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano
Full name: Betsy Booth
Job title: Oncology Nurse Navigator, Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano
If you could be anything else, what would you be? A teacher
Favorite part of your job: Being able to assist those women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer
Favorite part of your day: Being able to meet with women and be able to assist them and help them be able to leave that time with me less stressed and having a plan in place.
What time do you wake up in the morning? 6 a.m.
What time do you go to sleep? 10 p.m.
Name five things that are in your purse: Phone, list of errands to run, appointments for my kids, lip gloss, calendar
How many children do you have? Three
Favorite clothing designer or place to shop? Coldwater Creek
What is your favorite trend right now? In this economy, it would be what’s on sale
Birthday: Dec. 4
Your philosophy on age: I think you are as young as you feel
Place born: Danielsville, Ga.
Are you a youngest, middle or oldest child? Youngest
What is your favorite childhood memory? The freedom of growing up in the country
Favorite home-cooked meal: Pot roast on Sunday
Favorite dessert: Caramel cake
Vegetable that you won’t touch: Brussels sprouts
Favorite band when you were 20: Kansas
Favorite band now: I’m going back in to the old genres like The Beatles
Something almost nobody knows about you: I love scrapbooking
Something you’re known for: My humor
What trait do you admire most in others? Their ability to keep moving forward, to find courage and strength under pressure and keep moving forward in life
What does your job at the hospital entail? I assist patients and their families as they are walking through their breast cancer journey. I get them connected with hospital services and community resources and provide emotional support.
What have you seen as the biggest problem facing breast cancer patients? Stress and anxiety, the fear of the unknown – there’s the physical stress that comes with treatment, the financial stress, family stress and the emotional stress as it relates to the body and appearance changes.
How can friends and loved ones help? Family and friends, neighbors, places of worship – those types of communities – truly can assist patients as they are diagnosed by just being there as a support system to be able to listen and offer their friendship and support. It’s the little things: transportation to and from treatments, perhaps a meal for woman who may be too tired, maybe child care. Just being there even if it’s long distance.
We truly encourage the support network to support women; we also can supplement that with support groups and networks. Support groups are great and unique in that they get to know other women who have similar diagnoses. Though no two women or diagnoses are the same, it helps them be able to be in a network of people who are going through a similar journey.
Baylor Plano has a couple of services specifically for breast cancer women. We have a breast cancer support group that meets monthly. There is an American Cancer Society program called Look and Feel Better. They provide a nice makeup kit and have an evening where patients can learn about scarf tying to wig care and makeup application, just to make them feel better whil going through the course of cancer treatment.
Why is it important to have a nurse navigator? No woman should have to face this alone. It can be an overwhelming feeling to be told the word cancer. To know there is someone on the other end of the phone and they can call any time or we can meet in person.
How can others get involved? There are wonderful programs that are offered through the American Cancer Society. And organizations such as Susan G. Komen have a volunteer program where someone who would like to support can become a volunteer here a Baylor Plano and have the opportunity to assist families and patients here on our campus.
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