Opinion


Twenty-three months ago, I underwent surgery to remove a huge mass from my heart. While the surgeon was able to excise most of it, a portion about the size of an apricot had become interwoven with my heart wall and could not be removed. After the pathology report on the excised tissue came back, showing a form of malignant cancer called synovial sarcoma, I received radiation…
This story appeared on nytimes.com, 2023-03-18.