Nourishing Recovery, The LouAnn Flick Memorial Fund, was established to support two of LouAnn’s passions: nutrition and supporting cancer patients undergoing treatment. Proper nourishment can have a significant impact on a patient’s well-being and quality of life while undergoing treatment. Nutrition counseling offered to patients from dietitians is an excellent resource for advice and support for making good decisions both during and after cancer treatment.
Who was LouAnn Flick?
For Louise Ann (LouAnn) Flick, nourishing others was truly a way of life. Whether it was nourishment from food cooked with love, her contagious smile, or her heartfelt and empathetic words, she exemplified the meaning of selflessness, constantly putting the feelings and needs of others before her own, no matter what the circumstance. She had a genuine concern for others, especially those who were facing tough times.
LouAnn graduated from Seton Hill College in 1978 with a Bachelor of Arts in Dietetics. She completed her Master’s Degree in Dietetics from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1996. She worked for 35 years as a territory business manager and was a registered dietitian, working with healthcare professionals to address the nutritional needs of children, especially infants and toddlers.
In 1996, LouAnn was diagnosed with breast cancer and after surgery, chemotherapy,
and radiation, it went into remission a year later. She was cancer free for 13 years until being diagnosed with primary peritoneal cancer (a form of ovarian cancer) in 2010. After four courageous years of treatment and surgeries, LouAnn passed away on December 13, 2014 at home surrounded by her family. Including her husband, Alan, and children Amanda (Andrew), Mike (Lauren), and Alex.
LouAnn’s family is indebted to the dedicated professionals at the Yolanda G. Barco Oncology Institute and Hospice of Crawford County for the compassionate, attentive, and expert care she received. Meadville is truly blessed to have these organizations as part of the community.
How are Funds Used?
The funds donated to Nourishing Recovery will be distributed to patients undergoing cancer treatment who are in need of nutritional counseling services, but do not otherwise have access to cover the cost of such counseling. For more information about the nutritional counseling services this fund supports, please contact the Yolanda G. Barco Oncology Institute.
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Nourishing Recovery
Nourishing Recovery, The LouAnn Flick Memorial Fund was established to support cancer patients undergoing cancer treatment are receiving proper nutrition.