Kip Kennedy was looking for a place to re-home a 25-inch tall, 60-pound amethyst geode.
He wanted to donate it somewhere that had meaning to him and, if possible, to others.
During a regular call with Patient Engagement Nurse Tammy Brees, Kip inquired if CHC/SEK would be interested in homing the geode at its John Parolo Education Center (JPEC). Kip was also appreciative of the care he had received after an injury he endured several months ago.
“I sent a letter of thanks to Dr. Linda Bean, for the concern her staff demonstrated through treating me,” he says.
As he visited the Pittsburg North clinic location for his appointments, he remembered that the original Mt. Carmel Hospital was on the same property as the clinic. He also recalled the unfortunate accident he was in when he was a child that led him to the need for emergency treatment years ago.
“My interest in sharing the geode to the newly completed education center in your medical complex is very personal to me because of the medical history of its physical location,” he says. “At this site on Mother’s Day in 1960, when I was three years old, I was rushed to Mt. Carmel hospital emergency room after falling out of a moving car on a graveled road west of Pittsburg.
“Coincidentally, I was treated at CHC/SEK for another serious injury several months ago.”
Not only does the location of the Pittsburg North campus have a sentimental meaning for him, but he was also enlightened by the idea that the geode possibly has healing properties.
“Sharing my large amethyst geode, with its associated healing properties, to your location supports my reverence for the healing that your organization provides to the community,” he says. “I wish you well in that ongoing professional mission. I hope that CHC/SEK enjoys having my donation.”
The amethyst geode will be displayed in the John Parolo Education Center for staff, residents, and guests to enjoy.