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Originally Posted by ijusluvit
So this is why I asked the original question and what has happened since:
I got my very grim diagnosis on February 4th up north and arrived here on the evening of the 5th. On the 6th I met with the nurse navigator at Moffitt. By 3:00 pm the next day I had done all of my pre-treatment testing except a Friday PET scan, including a full consult with a fabulous oncologist. Everything was ready for my first treatment on Tuesday the 12th and it went very well. I have never been treated so well and so professionally anytime, anywhere.
The testing and diagnosis took over a month at a prestigious cancer center back home, and I wasn't really displeased with that, but the Moffitt Center tops anything I could have imagined.
I feel indebted to Mr Morse's vision and determination to spend money and twist arms to bring this resource to us. I don't care who might not agree with things he's done. Moffitt is monumental.
BTW - my oncologist's latest stats are that there is a population numbering 93,000 here now. The national average is that 15% of the population has cancer, that is from is stage 1 prostate cancer to all stage 4 types, and non- malynoma skin cancers aren't even counted. The Florida average is 20%. The Villages average is 40%!!
So what we need is as many Moffitts as McDonalds.
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Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us. We are only snowflakes now & i have become very concerned about health care in the villages after reading many posts. Yours gives encouragement! You will be in my prayers for a speedy full recovery.