Visited by an Angel

We had a very pleasant surprise today.  Larry's mentor from the "4th Angel" program called to say he'd like to meet us.  (If you don't know about the "4th Angel" program, see my post from January 25 titled "Touched by an Angel".)

Pete and his wife Laurie were at Cleveland Clinic today for Pete's five-year follow-up.  They met us in the lobby of the radiation oncology floor.  As luck would have it, another couple was sitting nearby and the husband (Chuck) was also recovering from esophageal cancer.  Pete went through treatment and surgery five years ago and is feeling great.  Chuck had surgery 8 weeks ago and was at the clinic for a planning session for his post-op treatment.  He says he's feeling about 80% of normal (of course that will change next week as he goes through round 2 of chemotherapy).  Both had the same surgeon and same treatment plans, but different oncologists were involved in each case.

It was great to hear the experiences of Pete, Laurie, Chuck and his wife.  And to hear how quickly they both recovered from this major surgery.  We had many questions and they were answered.

A BIG THANK YOU TO PETE AND LAURIE AND TO SCOTT HAMILTON AND COORDINATOR JAMIE WHO BROUGHT US TOGETHER!!!!!

Here's a photo of Larry with Pete and Laurie. 

Pat