Here is a little story that further explains our decision to come to the Vattukuti Institute in Detroit.

This whole ride begins with a gem of a woman named Judy. Her husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer and she was clearly Not satisfied with the options presented to them. Judy is the most intelligent, articulate woman I have ever known. She intimidates the scrud out of most people..deservedly so. Each sentence is peppered with comments metaphysical,biophysical and everything "physical". And her comments are spot on, not like some genuises whose thoughts are pinging around. All of this is rounded out by a very frank, witty style. Like I said, she is an absolute GEM. I love her dearly. And now, even more so.

Judy was not going to accept the choices for her husbands needy surgery, so she researched the heck out of prostate cancer. Hundreds of hours and probably an equal amount of conversations later, she found the Vattukuti Urology Institute in Detroit. A doctor was pioneering a robotic surgery and Judy and her husband, after extensive thought and prayer chose him. This was 10 years ago, and Judy is still in constant touch with him. He wanted Judy to come work forn him and help improve - not the surgery obviously - but the Institutes approach/care of the patient. Their way is one of respect that I have not seen in medical care before. Judy didn't take him up on the job offer, but they talk all the time. In fact, when he came in to see Kevin several hours after the operation he asked if we had called Judy yet. When we said no, he flipped out his cell phone and said let's call her and tell her how you wrestled 5 nurses but still ripped your catheter out.

When Judy's husband was cancer free and doing well she didn't forget the Institute. In fact she wanted to help them to reach and save more people. She asked Dr, Menon if she could observe an operation and he let her. Then,
when she went back to Utah she asked another urologist who was starting to do the robotic surgery if she could observe one of his operations .She said that the second operation was like watching a kindergartner trying to tie his shoe in comparison.

The doctor has my eternal gratitude for saving Kevin. And Judy will always be my hero!!