WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:12.300 My lowest point I think was after getting over it I guess to find out that I did have breast cancer. 00:00:12.300 --> 00:00:19.200 Thinking about reconstructive surgery and all that after I found that I didn't have to have that. I 00:00:19.200 --> 00:00:27.840 guess just going through the chemo because it was it was rough because I couldn't drive. At times I 00:00:27.840 --> 00:00:34.260 couldn't function and you just you know you just didn't didn't know if you're gonna make it through 00:00:34.260 --> 00:00:45.340 today. When someone faces the diagnosis of cancer they sort of are thrown into a storm that is 00:00:45.340 --> 00:00:55.380 disruptive to themselves, their families. It's a frightening place to be. I think that we here 00:00:55.380 --> 00:00:55.680 itself have the we have the tools and the resources that we need to be able to get through this and 00:00:55.680 --> 00:00:57.420 get through this and get through this. I think that we here itself have the we have the tools 00:00:57.420 --> 00:00:57.420 and the resources that we need to be able to get through this. I think that we here itself have the we have the tools 00:00:57.420 --> 00:00:57.720 and the resources that we need to be able to get through this. I think that we here itself have the we have the resources 00:00:57.720 --> 00:00:57.820 and the resources that we need to be able to get through this. I think that we here itself have the we have the resources 00:00:57.820 --> 00:01:05.300 The personnel, the hearts, the healing hands that are necessary to provide a shelter from that storm. 00:01:05.300 --> 00:01:09.100 I just thank God for them, for everything. 00:01:09.100 --> 00:01:10.660 I really do, for the folks here. 00:01:10.660 --> 00:01:15.000 I really do, because I had no direction in the beginning who I was going to see, 00:01:15.000 --> 00:01:18.760 who I was going to come in contact with, or anything. 00:01:18.760 --> 00:01:20.440 Because when they asked me, I was just so upset. 00:01:20.440 --> 00:01:21.720 I was like, it don't matter. 00:01:21.720 --> 00:01:26.160 Just whoever, it doesn't matter, because I don't know anybody anyway, so it's not going to make a difference. 00:01:26.660 --> 00:01:32.080 But, you know, I thank God led me to the right folks from the beginning to the end. 00:01:32.080 --> 00:01:35.200 So, in essence, we're not treating patients. 00:01:35.200 --> 00:01:42.680 We are helping our neighbors, friends, and new friends. 00:01:42.680 --> 00:01:50.360 So, everybody knows what you do when you have cancer. 00:01:50.360 --> 00:01:52.260 You go to a cancer center. 00:01:52.260 --> 00:01:56.500 And I was blessed to live in Greenwood, five miles from my house. 00:01:56.660 --> 00:01:58.920 And so, we hooked up. 00:01:58.920 --> 00:02:03.440 When they come in, they don't come in like you're fixing to die, even though you may be. 00:02:03.440 --> 00:02:05.100 They come in smiling. 00:02:05.100 --> 00:02:06.680 Hey, Mr. Sprouse. 00:02:06.680 --> 00:02:08.300 I said, call me Stanley. 00:02:08.300 --> 00:02:09.180 That's my name. 00:02:09.180 --> 00:02:22.620 I think what is unique of South Cancer Center, in a sense, is that it's very, it's small but comprehensive. 00:02:22.620 --> 00:02:24.460 If there's any more people. 00:02:26.660 --> 00:02:34.340 Anywhere that care any more in the medical field, I can't imagine who they'd be. 00:02:34.340 --> 00:02:44.260 I did radiation with Dr. Fonke here, and everybody over there in the radiation department was just as wonderful as well. 00:02:44.260 --> 00:02:55.420 I mean, they just kept you going, kept you uplifted, was there for you, but the folks here on this side, because it was so just detrimental to me in the beginning, 00:02:55.420 --> 00:02:55.540 I mean, they just kept you going, kept you uplifted, was there for you, but the folks here on this side, because it was so just detrimental to me in the beginning, 00:02:55.540 --> 00:02:56.580 I mean, they just kept you going, kept you uplifted, was there for you, but the folks here on this side, because it was so just detrimental to me in the beginning, 00:02:56.580 --> 00:02:56.600 I mean, they just kept you going, kept you uplifted, was there for you, but the folks here on this side, because it was so just detrimental to me in the beginning, 00:02:56.600 --> 00:02:59.240 I don't know how I made it through without them. 00:02:59.240 --> 00:03:01.060 I really don't, I really don't. 00:03:01.060 --> 00:03:08.980 And even the support, not just the nurses and all, but just everybody, from checking in at the desk to on my way out, 00:03:08.980 --> 00:03:12.680 being greeted by the ladies out there, helping you to your car if you need it, 00:03:12.680 --> 00:03:16.220 you know, just wishing you a good day, just everybody was just uplifted. 00:03:16.220 --> 00:03:17.480 I mean, and that really makes a difference. 00:03:17.480 --> 00:03:23.520 And that's what we need as patients, cancer patients in particular, because a lot of those drugs can pull you down. 00:03:23.520 --> 00:03:26.520 You already got that low self-esteem about yourself, 'cause you're feeling something, 00:03:26.520 --> 00:03:32.760 and you're feeling so bad, you know, and just to see a smiling face and somebody to uplift you really makes a difference. 00:03:32.760 --> 00:03:37.020 Self Regional is the hospital with a vision. 00:03:37.020 --> 00:03:44.820 It's been here for many, many years, and it's been built by Mr. Self with the vision to provide a care close to home 00:03:44.820 --> 00:03:49.760 and a quality state of the art, and it truly is. 00:03:49.760 --> 00:03:56.440 So all the advances that are available out there, we get them at Self, and the medications, 00:03:56.440 --> 00:04:01.400 approved by FDA, we will have them the next week available here. 00:04:01.400 --> 00:04:05.820 What makes a difference in people's lives is my colleagues and coworkers. 00:04:05.820 --> 00:04:16.520 I have excellent nurses, excellent support staff, and they are here to take care of our patients. 00:04:16.520 --> 00:04:26.360 And he told me, "Well, we found something, and I'm going to want you to make an appointment when I do biopsy. 00:04:26.360 --> 00:04:27.440 We'll test and everything." 00:04:27.440 --> 00:04:31.240 And I felt, wow, this can't be. 00:04:31.240 --> 00:04:34.240 It could be everybody else, but it can't be me. 00:04:34.240 --> 00:04:36.480 You know, I take care of other people. 00:04:36.480 --> 00:04:37.740 I don't get sick. 00:04:37.740 --> 00:04:43.440 Things don't happen to me, but it actually did. 00:04:43.440 --> 00:04:51.520 All of the people who are here at this cancer center really care about our patients, 00:04:51.520 --> 00:04:56.280 and not only care about them, their medical treatment, 00:04:56.280 --> 00:05:00.740 but also about them as a person, and what are their hopes and their fears, 00:05:00.740 --> 00:05:06.040 and help them, support them actually get through these treatments so they can beat the cancer 00:05:06.040 --> 00:05:09.160 and go on to live a productive and happy life. 00:05:09.160 --> 00:05:11.660 I started painting. 00:05:11.660 --> 00:05:14.360 I forget how I started doing it. 00:05:14.360 --> 00:05:18.400 Somebody was telling me, "Do something that makes you happy, you know." 00:05:18.400 --> 00:05:23.480 Dr. Wood, every time I come in, he'd say, "Well, what are you doing today, Ms. Langman? 00:05:23.480 --> 00:05:26.200 What have you been doing since I last saw you?" 00:05:26.200 --> 00:05:28.120 And I said, "Well, I was just painting yesterday." 00:05:28.120 --> 00:05:32.200 And I'm telling him the different stuff I did at work and at home. 00:05:32.200 --> 00:05:34.660 It started making me feel at ease. 00:05:34.660 --> 00:05:37.080 And I showed him a picture of one of the first paintings I did. 00:05:37.080 --> 00:05:39.540 He said, "Oh, this is wonderful." 00:05:39.540 --> 00:05:40.540 I said, "No, it's not." 00:05:40.540 --> 00:05:43.080 And I was thinking to myself, he's just being nice. 00:05:43.080 --> 00:05:44.400 He said, "You got any more pictures?" 00:05:44.400 --> 00:05:45.620 I'm not showing him more pictures. 00:05:45.620 --> 00:05:47.540 He said, "Oh, this is great." 00:05:47.540 --> 00:05:49.000 He said, "You should keep doing that. 00:05:49.000 --> 00:05:49.820 You should keep painting. 00:05:49.820 --> 00:05:51.440 You're doing good." 00:05:51.440 --> 00:05:55.200 And they really encouraged me to keep on with the painting. 00:05:55.200 --> 00:05:56.120 Deciding which treatment 00:05:56.120 --> 00:06:01.660 can be best for a patient is now a very individual type decision. 00:06:01.660 --> 00:06:06.200 Each cancer is very different and requires an individualized approach. 00:06:06.200 --> 00:06:08.780 Here at the Cancer Center, we have tumor boards, 00:06:08.780 --> 00:06:12.540 and we have collaboration between a variety of different physicians 00:06:12.540 --> 00:06:16.200 to make sure that each patient's individual cancer 00:06:16.200 --> 00:06:17.880 gets the attention that it needs. 00:06:17.880 --> 00:06:24.000 We meet every week and discuss our new consult patients. 00:06:24.000 --> 00:06:26.040 We go over their diagnosis. 00:06:26.040 --> 00:06:27.500 We review their pathology. 00:06:27.500 --> 00:06:30.040 We review their CAT scans with radiologists. 00:06:30.040 --> 00:06:33.380 And then we have a discussion with other doctors 00:06:33.380 --> 00:06:36.120 to find the best possible treatment. 00:06:36.120 --> 00:06:38.580 And our goal always is to cure. 00:06:38.580 --> 00:06:43.080 And if the cure is not possible, to treat it as a chronic disease. 00:06:43.080 --> 00:06:47.080 All the doctors working on a particular cancer case 00:06:47.080 --> 00:06:51.200 are seeing the same things, discussing the same issues. 00:06:51.200 --> 00:06:55.960 And we feel that that provides a more comprehensive approach to the patient. 00:06:55.960 --> 00:07:02.380 The other best part of Self Hospital is that we are affiliated 00:07:02.380 --> 00:07:04.540 with the Medical University of South Carolina. 00:07:04.540 --> 00:07:09.200 And we do send our patients for clinical trials if needed. 00:07:09.200 --> 00:07:13.460 Some patients with advanced cancer, 00:07:13.460 --> 00:07:20.620 they might not have any further options after being on, 00:07:20.620 --> 00:07:25.880 like, many standard drugs or standard chemotherapy options. 00:07:25.880 --> 00:07:28.260 And they might, like, still progress. 00:07:28.260 --> 00:07:34.420 Like for those patients, we tend to send them for clinical trials to MUSC. 00:07:34.420 --> 00:07:39.300 We have the latest technology to really pinpoint the radiation 00:07:39.300 --> 00:07:44.920 to a very small area to deliver radiation dose only where we want it to go 00:07:44.920 --> 00:07:49.540 and to spare the rest of the surrounding area. 00:07:49.540 --> 00:07:55.800 We offer surgical brachytherapy for prostate cancer and for gynecologic cancer. 00:07:55.800 --> 00:08:04.600 We offer the latest in stereotactic body radiation for lung, liver, spine, prostate. 00:08:04.600 --> 00:08:09.180 We offer stereotactic radiosurgery for brain tumors. 00:08:09.180 --> 00:08:13.880 These are treatments which are usually only found at major academic centers. 00:08:13.880 --> 00:08:16.600 And here in Greenwood, at the Cancer Center, 00:08:16.600 --> 00:08:19.180 we have all these treatments available for our patients. 00:08:19.180 --> 00:08:25.720 Small, family-friendly environment, yet we, patients, 00:08:25.720 --> 00:08:28.800 can get world-class treatment. 00:08:28.800 --> 00:08:32.920 A relative come and tell me she's been diagnosed with breast cancer, you know, 00:08:32.920 --> 00:08:37.220 and I'm trying to guide her just like folks did me, you know, 00:08:37.220 --> 00:08:38.340 and she's been calling me every day. 00:08:38.340 --> 00:08:39.220 I said, "Call me." 00:08:39.220 --> 00:08:40.760 I said, "You're going to cry. That's fine." 00:08:40.760 --> 00:08:44.300 I cry. I still cry, you know, but I'm going to help you get through 00:08:44.300 --> 00:08:47.140 because people were there to help me get through. 00:08:47.140 --> 00:08:49.480 So, and like I told you, she'll be coming here. 00:08:49.480 --> 00:08:52.480 I told her, "The folks are great. They're wonderful. They're going to help you. 00:08:52.480 --> 00:08:55.640 They're going to make sure you're fine. They're going to keep you up 00:08:55.640 --> 00:08:58.060 lifted. You know, you're not going to be down. 00:08:58.060 --> 00:09:00.140 They're going to be very positive with you." 00:09:00.140 --> 00:09:04.840 I said, "And that's what we need. That's what got me through." 00:09:04.840 --> 00:09:10.600 As a referring physician, I think you should expect to have good communication lines 00:09:10.600 --> 00:09:18.300 between the oncologic physician and should be receiving the medical documentation 00:09:18.300 --> 00:09:25.560 on a routine basis, not only at the beginning, but throughout the treatment course and in a 00:09:25.560 --> 00:09:29.180 later and a summary of the treatment once it's been completed. 00:09:29.180 --> 00:09:37.860 I can give you an example is that a few days ago, I just got a text from a physician in Newberry. 00:09:37.860 --> 00:09:43.520 And they asked, "Do we actually treat this kind of disease? 00:09:43.520 --> 00:09:46.400 When should they make a referral?" 00:09:46.400 --> 00:09:55.480 So I was able to text them back rather than use their office to call our office. 00:09:55.480 --> 00:10:01.600 The nurse is calling us and ask a question and reduce the looping around. 00:10:01.600 --> 00:10:06.680 Direct communication with the physician, that is always a plus. 00:10:06.680 --> 00:10:11.140 To the referring physicians, I would say that we understand the position you're in. 00:10:11.140 --> 00:10:13.320 You have a challenging position. 00:10:13.320 --> 00:10:18.780 My father is a primary care physician, and he always told me about the struggles and 00:10:18.780 --> 00:10:25.400 the difficulties of handling all the breadth of problems that you have to handle on a daily 00:10:25.400 --> 00:10:26.720 basis. 00:10:26.720 --> 00:10:33.240 And here at the cancer center, we have physicians who are specifically ready to tackle all the 00:10:33.240 --> 00:10:38.320 problems and challenges that can occur with a patient with a diagnosis of cancer. 00:10:38.320 --> 00:10:44.460 And we hope that you would trust us with your patient to care for them and to also keep 00:10:44.460 --> 00:10:49.100 you informed to make sure that you're in the loop of what's going on with that patient. 00:10:49.100 --> 00:10:54.240 Because it's not just fighting the cancer, we also require and really need the help of 00:10:54.240 --> 00:10:55.320 the primary care physician. 00:10:55.320 --> 00:11:01.040 To get the patient through from a variety of aspects. 00:11:01.040 --> 00:11:06.620 So the primary care physician can be a very important part in helping patients navigate 00:11:06.620 --> 00:11:09.600 through this journey and this battle against their cancer.