Dr Kurt Crowley (Malvern PA) … “Twenty years ago, when I was 61 and I had my annual physical, Dr. Crowley told me that my lab numbers were good and that my health was fine. However, he concluded by remarking that he didn’t know why I had swollen ankles, and he encouraged me to see a kidney doctor — which I did. She in turn sent me overnight to the hospital for a biopsy which, when the test results came in, led her to say: ‘I still don’t know what’s causing your swollen ankles, but I think you have a malignancy someplace in your body and you should get an MRI.’ That test led to a surgery, to remove a growth on the upper right lobe of my lung which (while I was still in the operating room) toxicology confirmed was cancerous — which led the surgeon to remove the whole lobe. That was on a Thursday. On Monday, further tests showed that the cancer in the lobe had not reached the lymph nodes and so had not yet spread. Thus, in short, Dr. Crowley’s thoroughness and follow-through led me to an unplanned surgery that saved my life — and allowed me to be around to celebrate my 81st birthday a few months ago. I am grateful to God and my doctor !
