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With the many advances in care and treatments, today’s patients have more and more reasons to expect the best outcomes. Here are the incredible stories of our patients and their journeys. Click on a thumbnail and scroll down to view each story.

  • Shared Values Guide Generous Support
  • Putting Cancer Care First
  • Joe Bibbo & Michael Branham
  • Lynne Head & Leroy Blackwell
  • Daryn & Robb Sasser, Helen Gooden
  • Personal Cancer Care Close to Home
  • Sharmeika McDuffie Cancer Journey
  • Sarah Duby & Stuart Snow
  • Sharmeika McDuffie & Robin Aiken
  • Leigh Anna Driggers & Rebekka Taylor
  • Navigating to Earlier Detection
    of Lung Cancer
  • New Option Improves Cancer Treatment
  • Placing the Patient at the Center of Lung Cancer Care
  • Audrey Gilbert
  • April Munn
  • Ginger Godfree and Johnny Echols
  • Lynn Harrelson and Willie Vereen
  • A Journey to Encourage Others
  • The Path to Remission
  • 17 Reasons Why
  • McLeod Health Cancer Center
  • McLeod Cancer Center
  • Harry Moran
  • Doctor Hazelwood
  • Grace DuBose
  • Burnadene Kelley-Newman
  • Lisa Sims
  • Roddy Huntley
  • Kimberly Hyman
  • Zenobia Perkins
  • Strength in Numbers
  • Journey from Heart Disease to Cancer: A Life Saved
  • Cancer is a Word Not a Sentence
  • Advanced Treatment for a Silent Killer
  • Jammie Muldrow
  • Sarah DuBose
  • Randy Altman
  • Mildred Welch & Temple Dyson
  • Kerstin Nemec
  • Jennifer Almers
  • Cary Andrews
  • Together We Can Endure Through HOPE
  • McLeod Cancer Physicians
  • Evening of HOPE Closing Video
  • Targeting Nerve Pain with Precision
  • The Hope Fund
  • Journey to Hope
  • John Braddy
  • Jane Blum
  • Robby Roberson
  • Leslie Denton
  • Harry Cantey
  • Conni Singletary
  • Stephanie Benjamin
  • Leon Rogers
  • Kathy Campbell
  • Carolyn Gary
  • Audrey Gilbert
  • Deborah Mackey
    Living Life to the Fullest
  • Carolyn Bellamy
    Keeping the Faith

Shared Values Guide Generous Support

By Christina Jackson

Tim Carlisle, Chief Executive Officer of Carolina Trust Federal Credit Union, had his world rocked in 2023. Doctors diagnosed Pam, his beloved wife of 34 years, with breast cancer.

“It is a scary journey, and you do not know where to turn because time is not on your side,” Tim reflected. “You focus on getting to the right people, which can be a complicated process.”

Tim and Pam’s journey would show them the importance of having a comprehensive cancer center close to home.

When Pam went in for a routine screening mammogram, she was told she needed to follow up with a diagnostic mammogram which led to the need for a biopsy. However, the local healthcare system was so overwhelmed that it was difficult to get an appointment for a biopsy in a timely manner.

In frustration, Tim and Pam decided to travel to Wilmington, North Carolina, an hour and a half away from their home in Myrtle Beach for Pam’s cancer treatment.

Pam was blessed that Tim could drive her to Wilmington every time she had a treatment. It was very apparent to them that not everyone has that luxury.

“When a person is struggling through their cancer journey, transportation should not be something to have to worry about,” Tim said. “This is why local care is so important.”

Tim’s experience with Pam’s cancer journey also revealed how important it is to have access to comprehensive cancer care available near home.

With this knowledge, Tim has guided Carolina Trust to provide generous support for the McLeod Health Foundation. This includes sponsoring Jockeys and Juleps, and a very significant commitment to the Hope and Healing Campaign for the new McLeod Center for Cancer Treatment and Research at Seacoast. 

The new facility will house a comprehensive approach to cancer care including Medical Oncology, Infusion Services, Radiation Oncology, a digital PET/CT scanner, oncology navigation, breast surgery, genetic testing and support. Patients will have access to excellent, state-of-the-art care under one roof, the first facility of its kind in Horry County.

“McLeod and Carolina Trust have common values,” Tim explained. “We are both non-profits and we put people ahead of profits. We are both about relationships, which is why we partnered together.”

To learn more about the Hope & Healing Cancer Center Campaign, click here.