“You need no praise from me, an ex-patient of yours, since you are already a legend in the arena of urologic oncology. Never-the-less I feel compelled to express my profound gratitude for you having saved my life about 19 years ago by performing a radical prostatectomy on me. I have these last 19 years to thank you for. I will be 89 years of age in November of this year and, according to my cardiologist, can look forward to a few more fairly healthy years. Please do not use any of your valuable time to reply to this letter. It is enough that you know how grateful I am for your expert services in prolonging my life. Thank you.”
—Satisfied Patient
(sent to Dr. Belldegrun)
