David Boyd

This was how David felt when he was told he had kidney cancer. He was only 60 when diagnosed (the average age of diagnosis is 67 in the US). He’d worked as a computer draftsman for 36 years at this point when his earth moved beneath his feet.

David loves the outdoors and he’d way rather be hunting or fishing or spending time with family at their camp in West Virginia than thinking about kidney cancer. But in 2023, he found himself forced to not only think, but act as well. He underwent surgery for his cancer and currently is cancer free.

He recalls,

“.The vivid detail that comes to my mind is my first visit to the Cleveland Clinic. I had been referred there from my urologist in my local city. I was shocked at how fast my surgery was scheduled and how prompt everything was done. I commend my team for the prompt attention that I received there.”

He’d like to thank my wife Carol and my daughter Shelby for their help in his journey

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