"I MET DR.SONPAL AUGUST 13,2003 AND MY FIRST IMPRESSION WAS "REAL".HE ANSWERED ALL OF MY QUESTIONS WITHOUT SUGAR-COATING ANYTHING.HE ASKED ME QUESTIONS ABOUT MYSELF AND MY LIFE.HE WAS INTERESTED AND LET ME KNOW THAT WITH ALL I HAVE GOING NOW I HAVE TO SIT BACK AND LET OTHERS TAKE OVER FOR AWHILE AND NOT FEEL GUILTY BECAUSE I'M NOT DOING EVERYTHING..THE STAFF IS WONDERFUL!!THEY DIDN'T MAKE ME FEEL BAD ABOUT MYSELF RATHER LET ME KNOW THAT THE SKY'S THE LIMIT FROM HERE ON.ESPECIALLY,DIANE HARRIS,WHO I'M SURE GOT A LITTLE TIRED OF MY NUMEROUS E-MAILS BUT YET IN STILL ANSWERED EVERY ONE OF THEM PROMPLTY.EVERYTHING WAS EXPLAINED TO ME WITHOUT ALOT OF JARGON.I WAS INITIALLY GOING WITH ANOTHER HOSPITAL BUT I WAS SOOO IMPRESSED WITH ST.VINCENT THAT I SWITCHED AND AM GLAD I DID,,,,SURGERY IS IN 20 DAYS!!!!MORE UPDATES SOON,... "
