By LINDSAY CAREY STAFF WRITER One business is going out of its way to support an employee and lifelong Southington resident and her battle with stage 3B Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. REACT Physical Therapy is holding a Pasta Dinner on Sunday, Jan. 18 at the Waterbury ELKS Lodge from 12 to 5:30 p.m. in honor of Brittany Montague. Fresh out of college and having just finished her exams, 22-year-old Montague was hired as an exercise physiologist and rehab technician at REACT Physical Therapy in Waterbury. Clinical director of REACT Physical Therapy Kathy Gannon said Montague became sick almost right after being hired and was advised by her mother to go see a doctor. After running some tests, Montague was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 2013. She went through chemo-therapy and,according to Gannon,she did not miss a day of work. “When she started losing her hair she made the decision to cut it and when she came back to work on that Monday we all wore hats,” said Gannon. Montague said her friends and co-workers have been a major support system throughout the process. “They’ve been nothing, but supportive this whole time and I feel so lucky that they’re always there to support […]
By LINDSAY CAREY STAFF WRITER One business is going out of its way to support an employee and lifelong Southington resident and her battle with stage 3B Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. REACT Physical Therapy is holding a Pasta Dinner on Sunday, Jan. 18 at the Waterbury ELKS Lodge from 12 to 5:30 p.m. in honor of Brittany Montague. Fresh out of college and having just finished her exams, 22-year-old Montague was hired as an exercise physiologist and rehab technician at REACT Physical Therapy in Waterbury. Clinical director of REACT Physical Therapy Kathy Gannon said Montague became sick almost right after being hired and was advised by her mother to go see a doctor. After running some tests, Montague was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 2013. She went through chemo-therapy and,according to Gannon,she did not miss a day of work. “When she started losing her hair she made the decision to cut it and when she came back to work on that Monday we all wore hats,” said Gannon. Montague said her friends and co-workers have been a major support system throughout the process. “They’ve been nothing, but supportive this whole time and I feel so lucky that they’re always there to support […]
