Carta co-founder and CEO, Matt Hollingsworth’s mother is a 5-time cancer survivor, including an initial bout during her final trimester while pregnant with him.
Since then, Matt has grown up in hospitals, providing comfort and support for her during her subsequent four cancer therapies. So, it’s perhaps no surprise that Matt has become very fond of the nurses and physicians that kept saving his mother’s life.
During his mother’s most recent cancer scare, a thought occurred to him on how he might repay their kindness. As his mother was being prepped for surgery, Matt and his family inquired as to how long the surgery would last, what room she would be assigned for post-op recovery, and when they would be able to visit her. To their surprise, nobody at the hospital seemed to know the answers.