Jackie R.
“I’m someone who’s afraid of getting a tooth pulled. So when I was diagnosed with stage 4 rectal cancer in 2012, I was terrified of the cancer treatments I faced, never mind the disease I was up against. But the doctors and nurses at Sturdy were so comforting, informative, helpful, and caring, making the treatments seem like not a big deal, that I was never worried or scared. I’m so thankful I met this team. With the exception of one very specialized surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, I had all my treatments—chemo, radiation, and surgery—at Sturdy. I had such a good experience at Sturdy that I became a volunteer in the Oncology Department, so I can help comfort patients in the way their staff comforted me.”
