I don't know if I would have survived cancer had it not been for Dr. Bender advocating on my behalf. When the in house hospital doctor had written orders for me to be discharged from the emergency room, and did not plan to admit me to the hospital, Dr. Bender called and spoke to him and advocated for me to be admitted and treated with IV antibiotics for the pneumonia that was secondary to the cancer that I had. Then when the lab that my biopsies were sent to was not certain of the specific type of Lymphoma/Cancer that I had , Dr. Bender arranged for my biopsy slides to be sent to the NIH (National Institute of Health) for a second opinion. The doctor from the NIH identified it as a different type of Lymphoma/Cancer than the first lab had identified it as,which then changed the type of chemotherapy that I received. Now my last PET scan showed no more masses in my chest when previously I had had 3 masses! No more Cancer! I've been a nurse for over 25 years, so I know how much it meant to have such a good, knowledgeable, thorough, caring doctor, with high standards to advocate for me and make sure that I received the correct treatment for my cancer! Thank you Dr. Bender! read more