Alina Paul, MD
Written August 29, 2019 as a letter to the editor to the News Gazette.
The other day I was thinking about the roots of Frances Nelson clinic aka Promise Health Care where I have worked since 2016. The founder Miss Frances Nelson was an African-American woman in the 1940’s who opened her home to African American children who had nowhere to live.
Today nearly 80 years later her efforts have multiplied and expanded to include medical, dental, mental and prenatal services with affordable care to the underserved of Champaign-Urbana Communtiy.
Miss Nelson is an inspiration to us to remind us daily to focus on not what we cannot do but what we can to help alleviate at least part of the suffering of our fellow man.
As on fo the staff members in the clinic I am so honored to be part of her mission – to be part of the solution to the growing needs of our communities where we live.
Let us start by consciously giving our hearts fully into treating every human being as valuable.
I thank God for your faithful service Miss Nelson. May we as individuals in whatever capacity we serve help to keep your legacy alive with spirit of love and genuineness.
Promise Healthcare 