As spring is slowly spreading across the land, I always have hope that flowers and leaves will appear again after a long, dry winter. And it is emerging. With that comes great friends of Blood Cancer Uncensored who take a chance with us when they say hello. That is how we got involved with the wonderful folks from Heal Mary.

Who is Heal Mary?

It is an all inclusive web site for drug trials for many different medical conditions, of which the greatest is the cancer section. It is a group of three passionate and driven women who were disgruntled with the lack of information available to patients and caregivers in finding trials globally. Founder Cassandra and her partners Sammy and Hannah. These three became dedicated to making medical care options at a press of a button on a website called Heal Mary. Cassandra is HM’s Founder, Hannah is the Clinical Research and Strategy Lead, and Sammy is the Director of Digital Outreach and Advocacy.

What do they do? They work tirelessly to “scrape” information (from sources like trials.gov) about medical trials for cancer, cardiovascular, arthritis, Covid-19 and many others into a one-stop shopping web portal that is easy to navigate. In short, they bring the information into one place and all you have to do is answer a few questions to narrow down the search results. Once you find a result of interest, links are provided to the facilities who are conducting the trials.

How do they do it? Providing this kind of global research is no small task. They are in contact with countless medical authorities who want this information publicized so they can build a large test group in order to research new drugs. And they transcribe the details into a user-friendly format that is as easy as a few clicks. You do not need much web-savvy to search out a trial in your area or in a larger city within your reach.

Best of all, WHY do they do it? It’s personal.

“Heal Mary started when our founding team rallied behind the cancer cause after our founder (Cassandra) had witnessed her sisters journey through their early stage breast cancer diagnosis. Cassandra’s mom was already a Stage IV cancer survivor.” (https://www.healmary.com/about-us)

The following video is the interview the Heal Mary team conducted with me about Blood Cancer Uncensored and my personal experience! Subscribe to Heal Mary’s email list to see future stories like mine on their website as they continue to connect with real people with real health experiences. Take a look at the information in the BLOG section at the bottom of the home page, in addition to the trial opportunities.

A hearty thank you to the great folks of Heal Mary who reached out and then took time from their busy schedules to make this wonderful video.