In this new stage of her life, Claudia was planning on spending time with her granddaughter, travelling, volunteering and more. But only a short while after her retirement began, Claudia received news that stopped her in her tracks.

“I wasn’t expecting a cancer diagnosis the year after I retired,” Claudia said. “But I had been having some urinary tract infections, and the doctor there said to me ‘You do have some cancer, and it does need to come out. It doesn’t seem to be anything that is not going to be able to be taken care of with some minor surgery. I would love for you to have it done at the SurgiCenter.’”

Claudia was already familiar with the work at Vidant SurgiCenter. Her dear friend Barbara – Executive Assistant to the SurgiCenter’s President – had often spoken highly of the facility’s great atmosphere.

“Anybody who knows me, knows I work for the SurgiCenter,” Barbara said. “I'm very anxious to tell them about coming to the SurgiCenter.”

Barbara’s faith in the SurgiCenter was contagious; her friend’s apprehensions about surgery were relieved. The treatment Claudia received also helped put her at ease.

"Through every stage of the process, someone came and told me exactly what was going to happen, step by step, and said, 'It's going to be OK. It's going to be fine, and we're happy to serve you," Claudia said.

“Through every stage of the process, someone came and told me exactly what was going to happen, step by step, and said, ‘It's going to be OK. It's going to be fine, and we're happy to serve you." Claudia

Claudia has now been diagnosed as cancer-free and is back to enjoying her retirement. Thanks to the treatment she received at Vidant SurgiCenter, Claudia said that she thinks back on this difficult part of her life as “just a small bump in the road.”

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