Wife of CINN Patient Thanks Dr. Mkrdichian and Staff

I saw the article on Dr.Mkrdichian in the Sun-Times and it got me to thinking about our story with Dr. Mkrdichian and CINN and I thought this may be a good time for me to share it. My husband (Bill) was diagnosis by CINN back in 1992 with a disease called Von-Hipple Lindau which caused my husband to have over 25 surgeries in the years following, he had brain surgeries, 4 Gamma Knifes, lost both kidneyâ s, did dialysis, had a kidney transplant, eye surgeries and endured a month long coma. In 1992 Dr.Mkrdichian performed the first of 11 brain surgeries on Bill and from that moment on we were bonded with Dr.M and the stuff at CINN for over 16 years, and they saw and helped us through a lot during those 16 years. My husband had to have MRIs s every six months along with a doctor’ s appointment to see Dr. Mkrdichian and sometimes he delivered us good news and sometimes bad, but Bill and I always felt safe knowing it would be Dr.Mkrdichian doing the surgery.  Sometimes I think Dr. Mkrdichian was more worried than we were, that’s how safe he made Bill and I feel. I still can remember the big smile on Dr. Mkrdichian’s face as he’d walk down the hallway after each surgery he performed to tell me that Bill was fine and that Bill was something special. Then there’s the nurses who some of them we’ve known since 1992, and saw Bill and I through a lot including that month long coma, those nurses are very special people of which I will always be thankful of , and in some weird way they were like our second family. I can not thank them enough for all the things they did we for us over those 16 years, you always took such good care of Bill that I never had worry. Bill and I entrusted Bill’s life to Dr.Mkrdichian and that great stuff at CINN many, many times, and they never let us down, so all I can say is thank you and know how special you all were in our lives.
I lost my best friend, my beloved husband (Bill) April 9th, 2008, and the world lost something very special that day.
Thanks Dr. Mkrdichian and Bill really liked you a lot.Lynn