The Patient Story

Part of what makes ASH so great is getting to meet some of the incredible people doing tireless work for cancer patients. I was lucky to catch a few in Orlando this time ❤️. #ASH25 #MedTwitter #patient #care

Shoutout to @mpdrc for his incredible focus on patients. Direct quote from one of his pts: "From hands on experience there is no better doctor in the history of the world than Doctor Ruben Mesa. I had emergency surgery, and they wouldn't operate on me because first of all, you go in and you see a bunch of emergency room doctors and they don't believe the patient. I said, 'Look, I understand this. My blood counts are going to be scary. You guys, I get it.' They said, 'No, we're not going to operate on you until we talk to somebody.' Doctor Mesa was the only one who returned the call, right away returned the call, and none of the other doctors did." 👏 Dr. Mesa shows the way it should be. #patientcare @advocatehealth @AtriumHealth

If anyone knows @DRCamidge, they know how patient-focused he's been in his 20 years of leading lung cancer research. (And funny - just ask @JFreemanDaily 😉 .) But he hasn't been doctor only - he's been a stage 4 lung cancer patient, himself. Recently, he decided to open up about his experience after learning of his diagnosis 3 years ago. I had the privilege of hearing more about his experience firsthand and am grateful to him for continuing to help people, in spite of his incredibly busy schedule (BTW this was the 2nd time in 1 month he gave us @Patient_Story his time. The 1st was for our partnership with @ros1cancer on an educational series). Want inspiration on how to approach life? Take a look & listen 👇 thepatientstory.com/patient-… #lungcancer #cancerawareness #stage4 #patientcare

This was a tough one. 💔 Mia Hamant - 21 years old, star soccer goalie for @UW @UW_WSoccer - just passed away. Here is her story - in her own words. 👇 We were just getting ready to publish her story when we learned the sad news. She had been in treatment for a rare kidney cancer. I hope this story, which she wanted to share to help others out there, honors her memory. youtu.be/8VrH6gjyiCE?si=vuch… #patient #stories #inmemoriam @Patient_Story