Expert Pain Physicians are Giving to Children with Cancer

The customers and employees at Expert Pain Physicians, Pain and Spine Wellness Center in Orland Park are extinguishing the pain of childhood cancer treatments by giving to children and teens fighting cancer. They recently hosted a holiday toy drive and raised $1,045 and toys to benefit the Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation (POTCF).

Office Manager Jacquelyn Rodriguez said, “It is always important to give during this time of the year and Expert Pain Physicians group is happy to help the Treasure Chest Foundation. Dr. Nitin Malhotra and Dr. Neil Malhotra along with our patients and staff are extremely generous.”

Treasure Chest Foundation CEO and Founder Colleen Kisel expressed her appreciation, saying, “The Treasure Chest Foundation is especially grateful for this donation of $1,045 and toys. Thanks to the generosity of the Expert Pain Physicians children and teens fighting cancer will continue to be rewarded with a toy or gift card for their bravery throughout the year.”

The POTCF is a unique organization whose services impact more than 14,600 young cancer patients in 61cancer treatment centers in 20 states across the nation and in the District of Columbia. Nowhere else in the nation does such a program exist. Colleen Kisel founded the organization in 1996 after her then seven-year-old son Martin had been diagnosed with leukemia in 1993. Ms. Kisel discovered that giving her son a toy after each procedure provided a calming distraction from his pain, noting that when children are diagnosed with cancer their world soon becomes filled with doctors, nurses, chemotherapy drugs, surgeries and seemingly endless painful procedures. Martin celebrated his 27th anniversary of remission from the disease in March of 2020.

If you would like further information about the Treasure Chest Foundation, please contact Colleen Kisel at 708-687-TOYS (8697) or visit the Foundation’s web site at www.treasurechest.org.