I came here in the hopes of preventing cancer for myself. My mom passed from breast cancer, but before she went, the doctors discovered a gene mutation. I was tested and found to have the same. One month after her passing, I started my double mastectomy and reconstruction journey. With the attentive and sincere care of my team of doctors, nurses, and admin staff at Princess Margaret, I am feeling less anxious about my own future. I feel a renewed sense of freedom. The community there is a holistic one, caring for your body and your soul. Even caring about your family and their journey. I will be forever grateful for Princess Margaret Hospital and the foundation for the care I received. Now my father has been diagnosed with Merkel Cell carcinoma stage 4, and although he is being cared for at a different hospital, I know the staff are consulting with other doctors through the UHN, which includes PM. I’m not sure they can save his life, but what I know without a shadow of a doubt is that he is receiving the absolute best care in every way. My hope, my dream, my prayer is that cancer will be cured and no one, no family, will ever have to go through this unimaginable pain ever again. Thank you for caring. Thank you for searching and working and for sacrificing to ensure that others are given the best chance at life.
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