Don Quicksilver was a fighter. When he was diagnosed with Stage One colon cancer in 1999, Don battled back with the care of Siteman Cancer Center and the finest doctors.
Sadly, Don’s cancer returned and metastasized. He and his wife, Joan, established the Quicksilver Fund for Colorectal Cancer Prognosis to support genetic tracing so that others who have early diagnosis—which ordinarily requires no treatment—may have the advantage of learning whether therapy is required at the onset.
Don’s long battle ended on September 7, 2008, at the age of 80. But his spirit of hope and generosity lives on in his fund.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation has received more than 200 tribute gifts to the Quicksilver Fund in Don’s memory. These gifts add up to more than $35,000 that will help prevent people like Don from getting the same cancer again.
As one of Siteman Cancer Center’s leading physicians says, “no one should die from colon cancer any more.” It is the hope of the Quicksilver family that, with genetic tracing, this will become a reality.
You are welcome to support the Quicksilver Fund with your own tribute gift for Don, or to start a tribute campaign to honor or memorialize someone special to you. As you can see from Don’s legacy, your tributes really can make a difference.
From Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation Tributes Newsletter Fall 2008