In Their Words – 2005
Patients share their Dana-Farber experience
From Charles I. Heller, MD, to Edward J. Benz Jr., MD, Aug. 2005
Dear Dr. Benz:I wish to express my deepest appreciation for the care I received in June and July 2005, during my autologous stem cell transplant. read more
From Rob Ragusa to Edward J. Benz Jr., MD, 2005
Dear Dr. Benz:I wanted to tell you what an honor it has been to be an outpatient at Dana-Farber these past four months. read more
From John M. Flynn to Edward J. Benz Jr., MD, 2005
Dear Dr. Benz:Allow me a minute of your time to thank you. I am a patient at Dana-Farber and would like to thank you for a job well done. You have put together a wonderful team of doctors, namely Dr. Lori Worth, Nurse Sheila Walsh, Dr. Roy Tishler, Radiation Oncologist Nurse Maureen Collins and Dr. Charles Norris. read more
From Maureen Costello to Edward J. Benz Jr., MD, 2005
Dear Dr. Benz:Highest congratulations to you, Pat Reid Ponte and your entire nursing staff. I have been a patient since 1991 and received the most expert and compassionate care every time I have been here. Dana-Farber truly deserves a JACHO recognition for all it has accomplished and for its bravery in recognizing public errors that have been made. read more
To Rich Boyajian, RN, MS, ANP, June 2005
Richard,Thanks for the time you spent with me today. You answered 15 years of questions and concerns in under an hour. I was quiet because you knew exactly what I was looking for, and I couldn't believe you had answers and resources. For most of the past 15 years, I tried to bury my cancer experience and move on by going to the farthest corners of the planet to try and forget. I think some of this was because I wasn't fully emotionally developed when I had my cancers, and survivor resources were not yet available. All I could think was, "All right, you lived. Why would you ever be unhappy again?" read more
