CORPORATE PARTNER:

MANDY AUSTIN, Dallas Market President, Bank of Texas

SUPERPOWER:

Kindness – You can change somebody’s day with a little bit of kindness.

Ever since her nephew was diagnosed with cancer in his abdomen last summer, Mandy Austin has been driving to the roof of the parking garage at Children’s Medical Center Dallas.  

She makes the one-hour roundtrip drive from her home so she can wave to her sister and 2-year-old nephew from outside their hospital room. Because of COVID-19 safety restrictions, Mandy — like most patient families — hasn’t been able to visit her family in the hospital for the last year.  

And even though she can’t be there in-person, she knows her nephew is in good hands at Children’s Health℠.  

For many years, Mandy and Bank of Texas have been supporters of the hospital system, most recently as the inaugural presenting sponsor for Cape Day, which launched in 2018.   

Bank of Texas returns as the presenting sponsor for Cape Day on April 28th, which encourages community members to help provide capes to our superhero patients as part of our Red Balloon League campaign. The campaign recognizes the band of team members, volunteers, donors, families and researchers fighting for and raising funds for patients at Children’s Health.  

“Bank of Texas was a supporter of Children’s Health before this happened to my family,” Mandy said. “But after living the experience firsthand, I see the critical importance of financial support to ensure Children’s Health continues helping families going through some of the scariest moments in their lives.”  

Now, Mandy’s family understands the impact of the life-saving treatments and procedures happening at Children’s Health.   

After six weeks of radiation and chemotherapy to reduce the softball-size tumor in her nephew’s abdomen, a recent PET scan showed no signs of disease. 

“We couldn’t have asked for a better clinical team,” Mandy said. “Children’s Health has a very holistic approach of treating the entire family.”