Gilda’s Club relieves burdens for Mid-South cancer patients and their loved ones
Methodist University Hospital staff takes part in a grand opening of Gilda’s Club of Memphis on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Established to honor the memory of SNL cast member Gilda Radner, Gilda’s Club is a national support and resource program for cancer patients and their families. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
After actress Gilda Radner’s death, her husband, actor Gene Wilder, established Gilda’s Club in New York City to help people with cancer find support with their friends and family. On Wednesday, Methodist Cancer Institute opened the Memphis chapter.
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Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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