In 2008, theformer “Grey’s Anatomy” starfounded a cancer non-profit named The Dempsey Center.
These are impressive stats for the philanthropic celebrity, but Dempsey isn’t after the notoriety.
In 1997, his beloved mom, Amanda Dempsey, received the heartbreaking news that she had ovarian cancer.
A lot of counseling, acupuncture, reiki, nutrition."
His mother witnessed the creation of the non-profit but sadly passed away in 2014.
His father, an insurance salesman, passed away in 1983 when he was only 17.
Don’t waste time because you don’t know how much time you have."
Dempsey also offers insight on being a caregiver to someone with cancer (viaFacebook).
His mother would indeed be proud.
