Patient Testimonials

Hello, my name is Philip Savides I am 18 years old, was born in USA and at present I am living in Cyprus Island, at age of three years old I was diagnosed with osteosarcoma which involved the right proximal tibia.

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Dear Professor Kenan,

Hi! My name is Helena So. I was 8 years old when I found out that my diagnosis was osteosarcoma (bone cancer).

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Dear Professor Kenan,

When I was seven years old, I found out that I had cancer in my right leg. When I first heard about this I felt nervous because I didn't know what was going to happen.

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Dear Professor Kenan,

Spadicia Harris is 8 years old girl born on a beautiful Caribbean island called Antigua. On August of 2004 while jumping rope, Spadicia slipped and fell on her right leg. From that moment on, Spadicia has complained of pain and swelling around the knee. As a concerned parent I took her to the emergency room where an X-ray was done. I was very concerned because the femur looked unusual on x-ray.

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Hi Professor Kenan,

I'm not sure if you remember me, but I just wanted to thank you for your excellent job. My arm is working very well, and I am extremely pleased. As you remember I am from Puerto Rico. In 1990, when I was seven years old, you operated on me for Aneurismal Bone Cyst of my left humerus.

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Dear Professor Kenan,

I hope this message finds you in good times. As you know, when I was 18 I was diagnosed with having a large Giant Call Tumor in my left distal femur. It had taken away the majority of my bone.

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Dear Professor Kenan,

I enjoyed my recent visit to your office and I am very happy to introduce myself to your patients. My name is Damon and I am 24 years old. I'm a city kid but my family now lives in Delaware. I'm studying to be a lawyer and my favorite hobby is golf. I'll probably never be Tiger Woods but I wouldn't mind being his lawyer some day.

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Dear Professor Kenan,

I would like to thank you very much for helping me through my unexpected journey. In 2001, at age of 24, I was living in Colorado enjoying myself by skiing and participating in other adventurous activities and enjoying a healthy life. Unexpectedly, I started to have pain in my right thigh and hip area. I was eventually diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma of my right proximal femur. My life was about to change. I underwent chemotherapy for twelve months followed by a resection of two thirds of my proximal femur and replacement by internal prosthesis.

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A Survivor of Angio-sarcoma Looks Back After 14 Years
How can a cancer patient cope after having surgery and treatment? How often do they ask their doctor, or themselves, what more can be done to ensure that the cancer won't spread? And when the answer offers little information, little details, just periodic doctor visits and constant surveillance, it is then that the patient must truly fight to survive.

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Dear Professor Kenan,

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