Letter: Cancer Survivor Month

To the Editor:

June has a special significance for members of our community: it's the start of summer, end of school for students and teachers, and at the Phelps Cancer Center, we celebrate National Cancer Survivor Month.

As the medical director of the Phelps Cancer Center, I'm also proud to be marking the 10-year anniversary of the center's opening in 2014 and the progress we have made in delivering cutting-edge treatments and therapies to cancer patients here in Berkshire County for a full decade.

Being a cancer survivor myself, I know how a diagnosis changes your life. I hope that we never have to care for you or for your loved ones, but I want you to know that, if you need us, you will be able to receive world-class care, close to home at the Phelps Cancer Center. We provide the highest quality, personalized cancer care, including integrative health programs that support a patient's body, mind, and spirit. We are also proud to be the only Western Massachusetts member of the Dana-Farber Cancer Care Collaborative, giving our patients access to cutting-edge trials and Dana-Farber specialists for advanced care.

It is my greatest honor to care for patients in Berkshire County — the community I grew up in and still call home. Thank you to all of the providers, clinicians, and healthcare staff at the Phelps Cancer Center and Berkshire Health Systems who make this a community where a cancer diagnosis is marked by compassion and caring and no one has to make their journey alone.

Dr. Trevor Bayliss
Pittsfield, Mass.

Berkshire Force Bounces Back at New England Regional

iBerkshires.com Sports09:53PM / Friday, June 28, 2024

PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Kaylana Altman went 2-for-3 with a home run Friday to lead the Berkshire Force 12-and-under softball team to a 12-4 win over Windham, N.H., at the Babe Ruth New England Regional.

 

Altman drove in a pair of runs for the Force, which bounced back from a morning loss to even its record at 1-1 in the tournament going into Saturday's bracket play.

 

Olivia Archembault went the distance in the circle on Friday evening, striking out nine and allowing just three earned runs.

 

She also helped her cause by going 2-for-3 with a pair of triples and a pair of RBIs at the plate.

 

Beth Morton doubled and drove in three runs.

 

Addison Farkas, Gianna Moses, Lexi Witherall and Stella Matthews each had a pair of hits in a 16-hit attack for the Force.

 

A full day of action on Saturday at the Doyle Complex gets underway at 9 a.m. with games in three age groups.