What our patients say

 

Excerpts of unsolicited letters we've received recently from our patients, their friends, and family members.

"A cancer patient's attitudinal disposition toward the treatment process and a successful outcome is so enhanced by the bright and welcoming environment you have provided for patients in your new facility. You have a wonderful, solicitous staff that responds in a very caring way for the needs and concerns of your patients."
Martin Walsh
Auburndale, MA 

"I want to first thank you for leading such a wonderful, caring and effective institution. We truly were fortunate to be under your care."
Dr. Edward Fritsch
Concord, MA 

"I believe in the science, of course, but for my husband and myself, it was the teamwork, the exchange of "arts" and "lives" and "gazes" and "touch" and "caring" that won the battle. ... It takes courage to risk knowing your patients in such a rarified atmosphere where work ethic, dollars spent, expectations, and outcomes make the news every day."
Beth Ribeiro
Lexington, MA 

“How do you thank the medical professionals who saved your child's life? We have lived under the watchful eyes of some of the best doctors and nurses in the world.”
Caroline Rider, mother of Charlie
Lowell, MA 

“I spoke with Fran's doctors daily about how her treatment was progressing, and they would always ask, "‘How are you and the kids holding up?’" I will be forever grateful to the nurses on 7A at Brigham and Women's Hospital and our primary nurse at Dana-Farber, Diane Ransom [at Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center], who always made themselves available to us and our children. Frequently they would take us aside and answer any questions we had. This support from the nurses, social workers, and doctors formed a life raft that kept us afloat through Fran's treatment.”
Henry King
Danvers, MA 

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