“I had tried losing weight with diet and exercise, Fraley said. Keto, Paleo, you name it. I tried being a vegan. I tried fasting. I tried it all, and it just was not working.”
“I didn’t want to go anyplace else, says Jacob. When he met with his medical oncologist, Jacob felt like he was his doctor’s only patient. He explained things down to a ‘T’ and told me to call him any time, day or night, with questions or concerns.”
“From the beginning, I knew I was at the right place. I felt like I was family, not a number.”
“At first, I could do one lap of one floor, he said. Eventually, I could do several laps of both floors. Then I moved outside.”
“I’ve known other people who had the same kind of knee surgery, and they have these huge, what they call ‘railroad tracks’ on their knees. I have just a single line that goes over my knee. Everything healed really quick, and I felt like I breezed through the physical therapy.”
“The cancer center’s doctors, nurses, dietitians, social workers, they’re all awesome, Morrow said. I don’t think there’s a weak link in the chain out there. They’re great.”
“The team there was amazing,” Guessford said. “I’m blessed… I’m doing things now that I haven’t done in a long time. I walked before, but now I can do it a lot easier without having the discomfort.”
“I was in good health before this,” says Bangura. “Surprisingly, I had just gone to my doctor for a visit, had blood work and was told everything was ‘looking good.’ Then the virus hit and everything went 360.”
“Dr. Giffi isn’t fazed by my questions and, in fact, encourages them,” says Peggy. “She explains the reasoning behind her approach and breaks things down to a level where I can understand.”
“That nurse went above and beyond,” says Dan. “He sat and talked to me like a person, not a patient.” The rest of the nursing staff attended to Dan’s every need. “I would push the call button and they were right there.”
Battling Cancer with a Support Squad