Bernard and Norma Jones

Norma: 5 years ago, I was diagnosed with colorectal cancer. They took out my right kidney and part of my colon. The doctors said I was in remission; I say I was healed.

5 years later, I have a problem with my blood. Dr. Riblet was my first doctor and Dr. Shabazz is treating me now. Dr. Shabazz is very caring, but he’ll tell it to you straight. He gives you something extra. He listens as long as you talk. He’s compassionate and he makes you feel like you always have hope. He never slows down, but he told me, “this is my job and I love it.”

The chemotherapy staff has been just wonderful. God is good and the medical team is good too. It’s going to be all right.

Bernard: It was a rewarding experience for me. When I first found out she had cancer, I was devastated. It was the end of the world for me. But the nurses and doctors made me feel at ease and assured me that this was not the end of the world. I was very relaxed after talking to the medical staff.

I thought I was in the hospital because I was with her all the time. The chaplains came in two or three times and prayed with us. It was uplifting. I knew it was going to be all right.

Cancer is not the end of the world – there is hope. It can be cured. My wife is living proof of that.