I should explain how I came to find myself under the care of UVA's Cancer Ass Kicking Team. The cancer specialists at UVA, saved my wife Sheila's Paw-paw (Ken Storms) from cancer.
During a visit to Martha Jefferson's ER about 9 years ago, they told Paw-paw he had Cancer and had a month to live, if that, and sent him on his way. (another shining example of the doomed state of healthcare in our country)
That news wasn't good enough for Ken Storms.
Being the stubborn Marine that he is, (thank God!) he drove down the road to UVA Medical Center and was told that their was alot of work to do, and hopefully they could save him.
Paw-paw had cancer in his lungs, one of his kidney's and eventually started bleeding internally over a period of time. He under went numerous surgeries and blood transfusions. Eventually, the cancer simply disappeared..
This was either from the fact that the bigger piece of cancer was removed in an earlier surgery, or his wife Dorothy's prayers and strong faith in God. (It should be noted, that strangers constantly approach Dorothy in public unsolicited, and on a regular basis, to ask if she will pray with them. I've heard numerous stories from Sheila, and her own mother about these accounts. It's as if Dorothy has been selected by God to represent a beacon of light, for people seeking to connect with whatever they believe in, or pray to.)
That's pretty amazing if you ask me.
I believe the specialists at UVA, along with God, saved Ken Storms.
He is alive, healthy, and is still living cancer free.
When I knew it was time to get a second opinion about my condition, without hesitation I went to Cigna's site, looking for ENT Doctors that graduated from UVA Medical College and came upon Dr. David Franz.
All it took was remembering the story about how they saved Sheila's Paw-paw, and that was all I needed.
Next up..meeting Dr. Levine and his team.
To be continued.
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