Letters of Support and Gratitude:
Excerpts from notes to staff members of
Women's Health & Counseling Center

I can't thank you enough for all your support and guidance through an extremely difficult time in my life. You really made me feel comfortable and at ease enough to share some difficult things with you, and I even cried in front of you, which is rare for me. You truly have a gift, and I wish you continued success in all your work at the center.

For your records...please find a copy of the final diagnosis on my lumpectomy. Thank you for all your support during this crisis. You were extremely helpful as well as very comforting. It sure was good to know you were there for me. Additionally, the staff members in your organization were most courteous and friendly.

The graciousness with which you treated me was exceeded only by your skill when you excised my mole (the scab is gone and there was never any pain). I had anticipated a clinic exam would be hurried and somewhat condescending - you and the staff treated me as a lady.

I want to thank you and all the staff at the Women's Health & Counseling Center for the courtesies you all extended to me during my exams yesterday. In this impersonal world it is a joy to know people like you are "out there."

Thank you for allowing me to participate in the clinical breast exam, mammogram and the pap smear. Everyone was so helpful and kind and made one feel at ease. You are very special people and I hope your superiors realize what valuable and capable persons they have working at the health center. Again, my thanks for making today a special and pleasant experience.

I would like to say "Thank you" for having such a wonderful staff at your Women's Health & Counseling Center...I have been a patient there for the last 10 years. All of your employees that I have interacted with are beautiful people inside and out...Every time I've ever called or come in, no matter how busy the Center was, I felt as though I was the only patient there when it came time for me.

I want to thank you so much for taking time and caring about my worry and problem during my May 30th visit. I have had no break-out to date and all the tests came out clear. More importantly, emotionally you set my mind at ease and helped me to deal with the worry and face the problem. You are a SPECIAL woman and I cannot thank you enough!

You were wonderful to me last Friday. You have a special way of making a person feel that she is just not a number. Thank you for your kindness to me. You do a great job.

You all are people who really care. The compassion you all gave me just when I needed it is second to none. May God continue to be with you all.

Special thanks goes to nurse ________ and physician assistant _____ for your humanitarian warmth and the unconditional attention that I received at my Raritan Valley Community College examination. Thank you for treating me like a human being - conscientious of my emotional as well as physical composition. You made me feel dignified and kept the beauty of womanhood in a medical setting. Know that your efforts did not go unappreciated.

I am a patient of Dr. ______ ... I am now employed and have insurance so I just wanted you to know that I appreciate all that you did for me...Thank you.

I would like to express my sincere gratitude for your care and concern during this past week. It meant a great deal to me. I would also like to thank you for the use of the [nebulizer]. To the girls in the office: You're always the best and one heck of a crew.

I consider myself fortunate to have had the privilege of visiting Women's Health & Counseling Center last year for my exam. I can only hope that the women who are fortunate enough to have the benefit of your services appreciate the dedication and efforts of your staff and facility.