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Clement's Kindness Fund for the Children was established at the Community Foundation of Greenville to help address the medical, psychological, social, emotional, and financial needs of Upstate families impacted by pediatric cancer and other serious blood disorders. The fund provides assistance to families facing the tremendous challenges surrounding a child's diagnosis, treatment, and recovery.

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When you talk to families and ask them how they became involved with Clement's Kindness, the answer is usually the same, "Pam." But don't let the simple reply belie the incredible woman who has worked tirelessly for 23 years to help the patients and their families that come to the BI-LO Charities Children's Cancer Center.

Pam first started at Greenville Memorial in 1984 as a social worker in the neurology department. She received a degree in sociology with a minor in education from Howard University in Washington, D.C. Pam also has a masters degree in social work from Atlanta University. Although she enjoyed her position as a neuro social worker, her heart was in working with children so when a position opened with the Pediatric Hematology Oncology Center, she took it.

In her position as a social worker, Broughton is responsible for helping both inpatients and outpatients deal with the social and psychological issues that face families fighting cancer including finances, coordinating resources, working with insurance companies, school education, support groups and more.

"I love my job because it's still a challenge and every day is different, every family is different and their needs and challenges are different. I work with patients that range in age from newborns to teenagers to young adults in their twenties," said Pam. "I am continually inspired by their strength and how these patients and families grow through the process. In some situations, the fight against cancer helps these families pull together and grow together in new ways that they might not have if they weren't faced with it."

In the past few years, the economy has provided a real challenge and that's why Clement's Kindness is so important. "Clement's Kindness is a real blessing to the families, but it's also a blessing to me. So many community agencies can no longer help. But through Clement's Kindness, I can see that these families get the help they need. I had a situation where a child was in ICU for months and it was literally day to day, so the mother understandably would not leave the child's side and she could have lost her house, but Clement's Kindness stepped in and helped with mortgage payments," said Pam.

When you spend time with Pam, you're amazed by her energy and optimism considering that she is surrounded by children and families in crisis, and it's natural to wonder how she can maintain such a positive attitude.

"I think I've done my job so long because I gain as much, if not more, from every family that I've worked with through the years," commented Pam, "I had one mom who didn't drive when her child was diagnosed, so the father had to leave work. Today, the mother is driving on her own.

I had another mother who had never finished high school. When her child was diagnosed she wanted to be a better mother, so Clement's Kindness paid for her to take a GED class. She got her GED, and now she's taking college classes online. I'm truly inspired by theese families' strength and all the challenges they overcome."

Pam is an equally dedicated wife and mother to her three children ages 28, 25 and 17. "When I'm home, I'm home. My hope is that my children have learned a good work ethic and soon I'll have another one in college, so I guess I'll be working at least another ten years here to get her through college," added Pam.

We certainly hope so.