My doctor at Sloan Kettering said if he could help me this way, he would. He told me to go to Germany. People are flying over there from all over the world.

When my stomach blew up, I immediately went to my gynecologist. I thought maybe it was because of the walk, and maybe also because I'd just had a baby. James was only 3 months old. But when my gynecologist, after seeing me on Friday, wanted to have me tested immediately the next morning, I knew it was bad.

When I first got sick, the neighbors were bringing dinner over for six months. Another woman did my laundry. Throughout the years, I have had a group of people here who have done whatever I needed.