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 has spent the better part of two decades writing about Memphis. A former digital journalist for WMC Action News 5 and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News, her work has also appeared in The Commercial Appeal, High Ground News, I Love Memphis, Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent, Memphis Magazine and Tri-State Defender.
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