去年五月,杰里Vilmont的爱荷华市,爱荷华州医生诊断他IV期膀胱癌并给了他小于六个月的生命。杰里和他的妻子,Cheryle,住在附近的克林顿,他们带领有四个子女和四个孙子住他们家的五分钟之内一个紧密的家庭。他们被摧毁。
杰里的儿子媳妇做了一些快速研究,发现MD安德森在治疗膀胱癌取得了令人乐动体育LDsports中国瞩目的进步。没过多久,杰里是前往休斯顿在生存的最好机会,只能坐轮椅和成长每况愈下。那一天,在他的死路年底,一个特别的惊喜等待着他:所有的朋友,孩子,拿着横幅孙子的孙子做了写着“我们的爸爸会战胜癌症。”
“这带来了我流下了眼泪,”杰里回忆说。“我想,‘他们如何去应对,如果我不打呢?’也许这帮助了我。”
在MD安德森接受了一系列测试后,杰里见到了他的肿瘤医生,珍妮弗·王,医学博士还有他的外科医生杰·巴库·沙阿,医学博士化疗,其缩小肿瘤的一半大小。一个快速的短途家为他女儿的婚礼后,现在是时候了手术。
最佳结果
膀胱手术的病人通常有10到14天的住院时间,然后在家里恢复了几个月。由于采用了优化的手术旅程膀胱癌患者,沙阿一个新的方法,调整标准的护理之前,期间和手术后,杰里是运行三天后出院。
“杰里不会是今天还活着,如果我们没有去MD安德森,” Cheryle说。
他收复几乎所有的重量,他在治疗过程中丢失,是回到他最喜欢的活动:18洞高尔夫球场,每周五天。
“我被赋予了奇迹,”杰瑞说。“沙医生是我们遇到的最好的事情。”
为了显示自己的gratitute,Cheryle和杰里贡献$ 125,000支持医生的手术优化举措之旅。
“这是一个很好的原因一个优秀的团队的人在正确的方向前进,”杰里说。“我看他们与常识和同情心的天才。”
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