Christine's Story
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"Dr. Mary Chamberlin is my angel, sent to help me through my leukemia."Christine, Alstead, NH Treated for: Leukemia
"Exhausted and out of breath while visiting my daughter in New Jersey, I barely made it home to New Hampshire to see my doctor in Keene. After a blood test showed that I was dangerously anemic, I was sent to the emergency room for a blood transfusion. There I learned the culprit: leukemia. I was referred to Norris Cotton Cancer Center in Lebanon for bone marrow biopsies and chemotherapy. It was there that I met Dr. Mary Chamberlin. When Dr. Mary walked into my room, I knew immediately that she was my angel, sent to help me through my leukemia. After nearly five weeks at DHMC, I was able to go home to Alstead, but I still wanted to see Dr. Chamberlin. I would have moved to continue in her care! Fortunately, Dr. Chamberlin provided outreach care in Springfield, Vermont, so I traveled from Alstead to see her there. Last year, I began seeing her at the Kingsbury Pavilion here in Keene. Dr. Mary has it all—knowledge, love, drive, compassion. She takes time to talk—and to listen. She's everything a doctor should be. Having that kind of doctor makes it so much easier. On the anniversary of my diagnosis, Dr. Chamberlin sent me a card. She made me look at my cancer in a different way. I'm in a good place now because I'm healthy. I feel alive again. Cancer gave me a second look at life—I'm more giving, more spiritual, kinder, more patient. All I want to do now is to give of myself. I want to give back." |
