By Tangerine Clarke
Despite this being the second
year, the Health Education
Relief Organization for Cancer
(HEROC) has not raised funds
and highlight the organizations
mission, via the Making Strides
walk due to the ongoing Coronavirus
pandemic, President
Lorna Welshman-Neblett and
her team are determined more
than ever to “Give Cancer the
Boot,” — the group’s slogan.
Welshman-Neblett, a Guyanese
American award-winning
community leader, who
has led the non-profit since its
inception in 2004, told Caribbean
Life she continues to
worked towards helping to keep
cancer patients safe throughout
the pandemic, adding that the
organization advises and recommends
that cancer patients
put their safety first, during the
coronavirus pandemic, since
their immune systems could
be easily compromised.
“H.E.R.O.C. has conducted
cancer missions to Guyana for
four years in a row until the
pandemic of 2020 halted its
plans for the fifth year.
However, being concerned
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for the Thrivers
and Survivors, we organized
a special gift bag for
them during October
2020 keeping
the required protocol
in place,”
she said.
“Each of them
received masks, hand sanitizer,
hand soap, hand wipes, and
gloves. This was done with the
hope that we will resume our
mission in October 2021 and
to our surprise, we are still not
able to travel.”
“Our sister organization
in Guyana has created events
for this year and once again
with protocols in place,” she
said, adding “that there are a
number of events planned for
the month of October including
a motorcade culminating
on Oct. 30, 2021.”
“We advised our Thrivers
and Survivors to avoid crowded
areas and wash their hands
thoroughly, eat healthy, in
addition to taking vitamin C
boosters.”
“H.E.R.O.C. inspires
all women to stay
healthy in many ways,
and especially, during
this time of uncertainty.
Early Detection Saves
Lives, and we are adamant
about women
following up with
their doctors for early
screenings. We do have a
number of men in the Team,
and we advise them also that
they too require early screening
for prostate cancer and to
encourage other men to do the
same,” said the humanitarian.
The hardest decision the
group has had to make this
year is not to be able to conduct
“our Mission to Guyana
and to embrace and support
our Thrivers and Survivors, at
home,” said the philanthropist.
“This has saddened all our
members, as this is our signature
event of the year, and
one that every supporter looks
forward to,” said the benevolent
lady, who explained that
Lorna Welshman-Neblett, president of HEROC addresses
an audience at a past fundraising event in Brooklyn. Courtesy
“The Giving Hope Foundation”
headed by Oncologist, Dr.
Latoya Gooding continues to
work diligently to give Thrivers
and Survivors hope.
“I would like to tell all
women to pay strict attention
to their bodies. Any unusual
signs you see get to your doctor.
They may not all be cancer,
but it is better to get checked.
We continue to emphasize that
early detection is very important,”
said Welshman-Neblett,
who is hopeful that 2022 will
bring hope and promise to persons
with cancer, as scientist
fight for a cure.
Lorna Welshman-Neblett
H.E.R.O.C. keeps cancer survivors/
thrivers safe from COVID-19
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