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Our fourth story is from our long-time acupuncture and Chinese herb pharmacy manager volunteer, Sachi Enochty. Sachi commented about one of her CMC clients: “No matter what the topic of conversation, there was a loving, human connection between us as her body’s Qi flowed with the acupuncture treatment.”  Sachi inspires all of us to give time, financial […]

December 4, 2020 Giving Tuesday is over, but the giving season is in full swing.  Your donations allow us to develop new programs and services for our clients. They are ever so appreciated. And as you’re enjoying your cookies, our third story is from our Executive Director, Melbra Watts. Melbra is leading us into our

While we celebrated a very different Thanksgiving this year, we are thankful for our support networks, our families and friends, our pets, our community, and our CMC family. And most of all we are thankful for our clients, who put their trust in us to help them manage their cancer journey. Our second story is

November 20, 2020 Charlotte Maxwell Clinic: 30 Years of Compassionate Care At this time of year, we give thanks to our inspiration and namesake Charlotte Maxwell, our founders, who had the vision to provide compassionate integrative care to low-income women with cancer, and to all those who have worked, volunteered, donated, and benefited from this

I had annual mammograms for 11 years, no issue; no family history. August 2017: IMPRESSION Complicated cyst versus solid nodule in the upper left breast is suspicious. Ultrasound-guided aspiration and/or core biopsy is recommended. The referring physician was notified of these results by fax. The results of this examination were reviewed directly with the patient

Her stewardship of and championship for women, minorities, and the LGBTQ community have made an indelible mark on our country and our history. Her death on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, Jewish new year, gives her the title of “tzadik,” meaning righteous and saintly. She was that and more.

With the issuance of Proclamation 4236, President Nixon created Women’s Equality Day, first observed in 1973 in honor of the 1920 certification of the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote.* An important milestone to be sure, but it was in 1968 that Shirley Chisolm, educational consultant and one of the founders of the National Women’s

Be Kind To Humankind Week is celebrated from August 25-31 every year and is a celebration of people and the kind acts they perform all across the globe https://bk2hk.org/. The Charlotte Maxwell Clinic celebrates humankindness every day by providing compassionate integrative care to low‑income women with cancer. Please support our staff, volunteers, and clients during

August 14, 2020 is Health Center Staff Appreciation Day!  Because of the diligent work of our fabulous staff and volunteers, CMC has been providing high quality, compassionate integrative care, free of charge, to low-income women with cancer for almost 30 years. On this day, we recognize all the staff and volunteers throughout our history who have made CMC what is it is today. 

Charlotte Maxwell Clinic Board President Lynne Srinivasan shares with us her thoughts on the clinic, current times, and beyond. CMC has been offering integrative health services, free of charge, to low-income women with cancer for nearly 30 years. Our volunteer practitioners provide massage, acupuncture, energy work, movement therapy, western and Chinese herbs, and nutrition education