DENVER — For Mark Tipton, driving cancer patients to medical appointments is a way to honor both his late brother’s and his mother’s legacy.
Tipton, a retired engineer who moved to Colorado from New Orleans in 2023, has quickly become one of the American Cancer Society’s most active Road to Recovery volunteers. In just his first year, Tipton completed an astounding 175 rides, earning him the distinction of being one of the top 100 Road to Recovery drivers nationwide.
The Road to Recovery program connects volunteer drivers with cancer patients who need transportation to and from medical appointments, helping to eliminate one of the major barriers many patients face.
“You do what fits in your schedule. You do locations that fit for you,” Tipton said. “Because of the connections I had with cancer, I thought this was a good fit.”
Tipton’s commitment to the program is rooted in personal experience. Two decades ago, he lost his only sibling, Carl, to pancreatic cancer. But his introduction to Road to Recovery goes back even further to his mother…