Wellness House set anchor in Hinsdale 35 years ago and has served more than 50,000 people in that time. Its stated mission is to be “a community where all people affected by cancer thrive. Offered at no cost and as a complement to medical treatment, our programs educate, support, and empower participants so they will improve their physical and emotional well-being.” The fact that Wellness House began in a small Hinsdale House and has maintained its presence in a house setting, rather than a different type of structure, for the past several years at 131 N. County Line Road is not a coincidence.
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The three were attending a showcase at Wellness House’s location in University of Illinois at Chicago’s Mile Square Health Center when they discovered Janice had been friends with Yolanda’s sister, who died from Covid while being treated for multiple myeloma.
“After that day, we became instant family,” Janice said.
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People often speak of the things that cancer takes away. Janice Little, Yolanda Johnson and Kendall Perry are living proof of what it can provide.
The three were attending a showcase at Wellness House’s location in University of Illinois at Chicago’s Mile Square Health Center when they discovered Janice had been friends with Yolanda’s sister, who died from Covid while being treated for multiple myeloma.
“After that day, we became instant family,” Janice said.