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Jamestown\u00a0 Ally Knutson, (JRMC)\u00a0\u2014 Miles matter when a person is sick.<\/p>\nJamestown\u00a0 Ally Knutson, (JRMC)\u00a0\u2014 Miles matter when a person is sick.<\/p>\n
For Rocky Gabel, some of the most memorable miles were on his motorcycle.<\/p>\n
Gabel, of Valley City, created the Thundering Saints motorcycle group in memory of his late wife, Debbie. Doctors diagnosed Debbie with ovarian cancer in 2005. After her diagnosis, she took up an interest in motorcycles. When she was healthy, the couple often rode together, he on his bike and she on hers.<\/p>\n
In 2008, after seven surgeries in three years, Debbie was too sick to ride alone. So she rode double with her husband.<\/p>\n
Since then, the two ride together, though in a more spiritual way. In Debbie\u2019s honor, Rocky and the Thundering Saints organize an annual motorcycle ride. Proceeds benefit local individuals fighting the battle with cancer, as well as Hospice of the Red River Valley in Valley City.<\/p>\n
In 2019, those funds also supported another cause \u2013 the cancer center at Jamestown Regional Medical Center.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe travel for cancer care is miserable,\u201d Rocky said. \u201cThe JRMC Cancer Center will make a big difference.\u201d<\/p>\n
The JRMC Cancer Center is set to take its first patient on June 17, after its Ribbon Cutting Celebration on June 13.<\/p>\n
JRMC expects more than 100 individuals to receive cancer care in its center each month.<\/p>\n
The JRMC Cancer Center includes six sun-lit infusion rooms, two exam rooms, a nutrition area and nurses station. Patients\u2019 individual treatment areas include state-of-the-art, sit-to-stand infusion chairs and companion chairs for visitors, smart TVs, WiFi and refreshments for patients and their companions.<\/p>\n
People in rural communities like Jamestown and Valley City deserve access to state-of-the-art care close to home, said Trisha Jungels, chief nursing officer.<\/p>\n
\u201cMiles matter when you are sick,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019re proud to offer this care in our conveniently located, ultra-modern space.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Debbie Gabel Memorial Cancer Ride is set for Saturday, July 27.<\/strong> The ride begins at the Valley City Eagles Club; 345 12th Ave NE in Valley City, N.D. Sign-up is open from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. with kickstands up at noon. Cost: $20 for riders, $10 co-pilots. There will be a $500 cash drawing for registered riders. For more information, call Rocky Gabel at (701) 490-0360. To learn more about the JRMC Cancer Center, visit www.jrmcnd.com\/cancer.<\/p>\n About Jamestown Regional Medical Center<\/strong><\/p>\n Jamestown Regional Medical Center is located at 2422 20th<\/sup> St. SW, Jamestown, N.D. and serves approximately 55,000 people in nine counties. In 2019, it was named a \u201cTop 100 Critical Access Hospital\u201d for the sixth consecutive year. Modern Healthcare named JRMC a \u201cBest Places to Work in Healthcare\u201d each year since 2017. \u00a0For more information, visit www.jrmcnd.com<\/a> or call (701) 952-1050.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jamestown\u00a0 Ally Knutson, (JRMC)\u00a0\u2014 Miles matter when a person is sick. For Rocky Gabel, some of the most memorable miles were on his motorcycle. Gabel, of Valley City, created the Thundering Saints motorcycle group in memory of his late wife, Debbie. Doctors diagnosed Debbie with ovarian cancer in 2005. After […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":173907,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-173906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-valley-city"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=173906"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":173915,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173906\/revisions\/173915"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/173907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=173906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=173906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=173906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}