IT WAS GREAT TO SEE PATRICK DEMPSEY ON THE SHOW. I THINK THE CANCER CENTER IS A GREAT IDEA AND WILL HELP MANY FAMILIES DEAL WITH CANCER. JAN. 2007, I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A PRIMARY BRAIN TUMOR, IT WAS REMOVED TWO DAYS LATER AND I FOUND OUT IT WAS A GRADE IV GBM. A VERY AGGRESSIVE FORM, MY SURGEON TOLD ME 18 MONTHS, MAYBE TWO YEARS. I COULD'VE USED A COMPASSIONATE HEART AT THAT MOMENT, AND YES MORE OPTIONS. I'M 40 YEARS OLD WITH TWO GREAT KIDS AND I DO NOT HAVE AN EXPIRATION STAMP ON MY BUTT!!!!! ANYWAY, I TRAVEL TO DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER AND THE BRAIN TUMOR CENTER EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS. THEY GIVE ME A TREATMENT PLAN AND MY ONCOLOGIST IN NEW YORK FOLLOWS IT. I AM NOW IN REMISSION. ALSO, I THINK PATRICK DEMPSEY IS GORGEOUS!!
KATHY, FROM NEW YORK