早在上世纪90年代,瑞芭·肯尼迪(Reba Kennedy)就把竭尽全力治疗癌症作为自己的使命。现在她希望是MD安德森的肺癌月球探测会鼓励别人跟随她的领导。
肯尼迪的家乡田纳西州诺克斯维尔的外科医生。删除她的第一肺癌1997年,她第二次在1999年和一个乳腺癌在2002年。两年后,她的肺癌复发,此时是第四期,在她的肋骨周围有一个大肿块。肯尼迪的医生认为这个肿瘤不能手术,并建议她去MD安德森医院寻求另一种意见。
“我正面临死亡,”她回忆道。“但从我进门的那一刻起,每个人都在为我而战。我知道我要去世界上最好的地方。”
安妮·曹医学博士,副教授,胸部/头颈部肿瘤学,大卫大米,医学博士,教授,胸、心血管外科他认为,如果他们用人造胸腔替换肯尼迪的部分胸腔,就可以切除肿瘤。
”得到这个机会感觉像是世界上最大的礼物,”她说。
“付出你所拥有的一切”
过去的十年是多事的十年。肯尼迪的两个儿子都结婚了,并有两个自己的孩子。她和孙辈们在雪山上滑水、打高尔夫、玩管子。她最近在哥斯达黎加玩滑索。
“每一天都是最美好的一天,”她说。“如果我没有去MD安德森,我就不会拥有我生命中那一段丰富的时光。我太感激了。”
肯尼迪相信,肺癌登月计划将促进新的治疗方法,给人们希望,并鼓励世界各地的患者振作起来,与之抗争。
她说:“这就好像我得到了一个全新的生活,我希望其他病人也能拥有这样的生活。”“我告诉人们,‘不要放弃!别放弃!你需要去看世界上最好的医生,看看他们会说些什么,然后尽你所能去治疗。’”
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