Redwood City, CA
1-800-348-8911

April Newcome
Cumberland County 9-1-1

Dear 911 CARES Supporter

This 911 CARES "ACTIVATION" Comes from the director of the Cumberland County 9-1-1 Center. We ask that you send along some cards or gifts to April and her family. Add her to any prayers and wish her well in any way you can. Please pass this e-mail on to others in the public safety family.

We have a person who I would like to submit to the 911 Cares program. We have a young 911 dispatcher, April Newcome, who is going through a very trying time right now. This last week she was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. She is only 24 years old, a wife, and the mother of three beautiful children. (1.5 year old twins and a 4 year old son) She's been an outstanding 911 Dispatcher in our Center for over three years now. Her professionalism, sense of caring, and delightful sense of humor have made it a pleasure and a true blessing to have her as part of our organization.

The Doctors are giving April a 50% chance for a successful recovery from her illness. The time between the initial diagnosis and the starting of treatment could be measured in hours. She was that far advanced in the disease. She is now in the beginning stages of both chemo and radiation therapy and it is telling on both her mental and emotional state. That, with the fact that she must be denied seeing her children and her family for at least 30 days (during the first bout of therapy), she is a very down heartened young lady.

Whatever you can do would be gratefully appreciated. At this point, prayers are helpful. Hearing that she is being supported by others in chosen field can only be plus. April is currently at the Vanderbilt Medical Center, in Nashville, Tennessee, in their Cancer Treatment.

Send cards and gifts to: The Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Patient April Newcome, Room 11026 691 Preston Building Nashville, TN 37232-6838 If you need any additional information, or if there is anything else I can provide, please feel free to contact me.

Bill Hunter
911 Director
Cumberland County 911
42 Southbend Dr
Crossville, TN 38555
Phone: 931.456.6791
Fax: 931.456.1257
Email: 911geek@cumberland911.org
URL: http://www.cumberland911.org

911 CARES Has already sent some teddy bears and goodies to April and her kids. We hope you do the same. Emergency communications professionals, taking care of their own. That's 911 CARES!

Kevin Willett
PSTC - Public Safety Training Consultants
www.pstc911.com
www.911cares.com
WK: 650-591-7911 x 102
FAX: 650-591-8911
PGR: 800-880-5277
E-mail: kevin@pstc911.com
PO Box 5508 - Redwood City , CA 94063

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