During the early days of the pandemic, when few wanted to be near a hospital, much less volunteer at one, Ashley Brizendine was a lifesaver for Broward Health Medical Center. The hospital’s Gift Shop Director Saud Begovic credits Brizendine with helping to keep the shop open.
Her dedication to the patients, visitors and caregivers who frequent the shop was most evident during Brizendine’s treatment for breast cancer. She continued to donate her time at the hospital gift shop in between her grueling radiation therapy sessions.
Brizendine, who became a volunteer in 2014, has logged nearly 2,500 service hours at the hospital. She also served as the South District Director of the Association of Florida Health Care Auxiliary-Volunteers. In that role, she partnered with Child Life at Broward Health Medical Center and Fort Lauderdale Woman’s Club, sewing pillowcases and blankets, which the Auxiliary distributed to the Oncology-Hematology Pediatric Clinic and other pediatric departments.
