Dorothy E Schneider Cancer Center

Cancer is a life altering disease. Not for just the individual who was diagnosed but also for the family involved with the individuals.
I am currently in that situation.
My wife was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. I was home and she was at a appt when she received the call from the doctors that notified her that she had indeed have breast cancer. She came home walked thru the door and began crying in my arms. She told me the news and too began to tear as I held her in my arms. Cancer is a scary word. You see it in ads, on tv commercials, but you don’t think it will be involved in your life till it actually does.
The first thing that pops in my head is death when I hear cancer. It’s the scariest thing ever if you don’t know everything there is to know about it. I have to say I really didn’t know anything about cancer and what it’s going to do to my wife. I was the one that didn’t think I would ever be involved with something like cancer. I was naïve.
We were directed to the Dorothy Schneider cancer center at mills peninsula hospital by a doctor. I can remember walking up to the doors of the center with butterflies and a sense of helplessness not knowing what to expect and only thinking the worse. We checked in and We were greeted by a nurse who was very compassionate. She had the chart work and the tests on my wife from the previous tests that she had taken. She gave her a hug to reassure her that she is in good hands. She sat us in a room and began to explain what exactly my wife has and what to expect as well as treatment.
She was very very detailed with what type of cancer she has and what stage. The cancer center set up a treatment plan after going over my wife’s diagnosis. The nurse said that a surgeon, an oncologist, and a radiologist will come in the room individually to explain what each persons specialty will do as far as treatment and what the best things to do from here on are. It’s was great hearing from every single specialist about what there plan was to beat this horrible disease. I know my wife and I both felt a lot more relieved and a sense of reassurance after hearing what the doctors had to say.
Surgery was the first step to remove the tumor, then chemotherapy, then radiation. It’s a lot to take in, but the more information we received the better the fight we had at beating cancer. The cancer center have amazing people working there. At first you feel like you’re alone going through this, and the cancer center makes you feel like you can beat anything. They empower you with knowledge and courage and I’m thankful to God that they are taking great care of my wife’s needs and treatments. If ever we have any questions they are always there to help with anything… thank you Dorothy Schnieder Cancer center, thank you for giving our lives back…