DOCTORS OF INTEREST
85
Treasure Coast Medical Report
CONCIERGE MEDICINE
Preserve Health MD......................71
772.252.1425...preservehealthmd.com
DERMATOLOGY
Indian River Skin and Cancer Center...69
772.562.2929
The Aesthetic Dermatology Center
of Vero Beach................................63
772.562.7546...drlarrylandsman.com
HOME CARE/HOSPICE CARE
Preferred Private Care...................67
772.465.0500...preferredprivatecare.com
Treasure Coast Hospice..................82
866.999.4550..............tchospice.org
HOSPITALS
Indian River Medical Center..........75
772.567.4311...indianrivermedicalcenter.com
Martin Health System...................81
844.630.4968........martinhealth.org
Treasure Coast Healthcare System...BC
800.382.3522...treasurecoasthospitals.com
INDEPENDENT/ASSISTED LIVING
The Lynmoore...............................58
772.489.6800...lynmoorelawnwood.com
MEDICAL
Orthopaedic Center of Vero Beach...72
772.778.2009.....orthocentervb.com
Primary Care of the Treasure Coast...58
772.567.6340.........primarydocs.net
South Florida Orthopaedics..........77
772.288.2400....SouthFlaOrtho.com
Treasure Coast ENT........................79
772.220.8459...treasurecoastent.com
MEDICAL PROPERTIES
Fraga Properties...........................72
305.441.6633 x.13
ONCOLOGY/HEMATOLOGY
Hematology Oncology Associates of
the Treasure Coast.........................70
772.464.0880............hemoncfl.com
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Florida Eye Institute......................65
772.569.9500....................fleye.com
Florida Vision Institute..................73
772.283.2020...flvisioninstitute.com
New Vision Eye Center..............61,77
772.257.8700...cataractsurgeryverobeach.com
OPTICAL CARE/EYEWEAR
C.R. Lait........................................76
772.465.6616.........crlaitoptical.com
Taylor Creek Optical......................67
772.468.0008...taylorcreekoptical.com
PERIODONTICS
Stuart Periodontics.......................67
772.283.1400...stuartperiodontics.com
PLASTIC SURGERY
Ocean Drive Plastic Surgery..........83
772.234.3700...oceandriveplasticsurgery.com
SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES
Palm City Nursing and Rehab Center...76
772.288.0060...PalmCityRehab.com
SPORTS & AUTO INJURIES
Vital Wellness Center.....................59
772.882.9788...vitalwellnesscenter.com
Name: William T. McGarry
Age: 50
Family: Wife, Laura, and three
children
Hometown: Vero Beach
Hobbies: My of hobbies were scuba
of
diving, playing basketball and
running before I got sick. Now
I play guitar but have very little
time for that.
Something others don’t know
about me: Few people know that Laura and I both knew on
our first date that we had just found the person we would
marry, which we did 2 1/2 years after that first date.
FOUR
Lourdes, chartered international of
by the Knights of Malta of Baltimore, an
Roman Catholic order that dates back to the
Middle Ages. Every year, Knights of Malta from around the
world bring sick people to Lourdes and need doctors and
nurses to assist them. They had invited the McGarrys, who
happily accepted.
Despite just having had major surgery, Laura donned her
nurse’s uniform and found healing by helping others. She
and Bill also made time for contemplation. “I went there and
prayed. The message I kept hearing was ‘be not afraid.’ ”
During the visit, the couple
experienced an auspicious
sign. While waiting along with
about 100,000 other people in
front of the Rosary the Eucharistic of
Basilica for
Procession to
begin, a friendly stranger struck
up a conversation with Bill. It
turned out he was also a Knight
of Malta but from a different
group, and he had the words
“Be Not Afraid” on his shirt,
the very words that Laura kept
hearing in her prayers. Unsolicited,
he told Bill how his wife,
SIOBHAN FITZPATRICK AUSTIN
McGarry, wife Laura and
daughter Catherine spend time
in the room where both parents
underwent chemotherapy.
who was standing next to him
taking photos of the crowd,
had had breast cancer a few years before and was now in full
remission. “What are the odds? Out of the 100,000 people here
he decides to strike up a conversation about this,” says Bill.
Today, Laura is free of cancer but continues chemotherapy
as a precaution. Having faith in both modern medicine and
God makes perfect sense to her. “I feel God is the ultimate
healer and physician. He works directly or through others ―
human physicians and the treatments prescribed,” she says.
Bill, who pursued an aggressive course of treatment for
nearly a year even after his doctor found no evidence of cancer
early on, concurs. “Obviously I believe in modern medicine,”
he says. “But throughout my career I always saw how
people who had faith seemed to do better with their illness.
Those with a strong faith tend to have more peace throughout
their illness, regardless of outcome. I was always relieved
when I had a religious patient because of the strength it gave
them. I would try to find out what my patients’ faith was and
encourage them in their own faith, not mine, if they had one.
When I fell sick I took my own advice. I sought and found
strength and solace in prayer and my own Catholic faith.”
TREASURE COAST
MEDICAL DIRECTORY
/772.252.1425...preservehealthmd.com
/772.562.7546...drlarrylandsman.com
/772.465.0500...preferredprivatecare.com
/866.999.4550..............tchospice.org
/772.567.4311...indianrivermedicalcenter.com
/844.630.4968........martinhealth.org
/800.382.3522...treasurecoasthospitals.com
/772.489.6800...lynmoorelawnwood.com
/772.778.2009.....orthocentervb.com
/772.567.6340.........primarydocs.net
/772.288.2400....SouthFlaOrtho.com
/772.220.8459...treasurecoastent.com
/772.464.0880............hemoncfl.com
/772.569.9500....................fleye.com
/772.283.2020...flvisioninstitute.com
/772.257.8700...cataractsurgeryverobeach.com
/772.465.6616.........crlaitoptical.com
/772.468.0008...taylorcreekoptical.com
/772.283.1400...stuartperiodontics.com
/772.234.3700...oceandriveplasticsurgery.com
/772.288.0060...PalmCityRehab.com
/772.882.9788...vitalwellnesscenter.com