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| - Devastating, heartwrenching experience! My 35 year old daughter, who had a 6 month old son, made an appointment with Dr. Saunders for abdominal pain. She was seen by the physician's assistant, who did blood work but did not examine her abdomen, ordered ultrasound for the following week. Although her hemoglobin was dangerously low, no one ever called with the results. Ultrasound showed abdominal tumor with spread to liver, saw Dr. Saunders, who sent my daughter home! I took her to ER that evening, where she was immediately admitted and died 6 weeks later from cancerous tumor. As an RN, I have never experienced such poor care and lack of compassion from a doctor. Upon hearing the results of the ultrasound in Dr. Saunders office, I attempted to embrace my daughter to comfort her; Dr. Saunders sternly said "not now!! After all, she's 35 years old!!" My daughter repeated this story many times as she lay dying. So sad that this doctor had such an impact on her.
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