When Grace Chan looks back on the past few years, it feels like a whirlwind of hospital rooms, life-changing diagnoses, and moments where the future was uncertain. In an impossibly short period of time, she faced a kidney tumor, heart disease, and a life-threatening brain aneurysm. But through every crisis, one constant remained, Loma Linda University Health (LLUH) and its pioneering robotic surgery program.
As LLUH celebrates 20 years of robotic surgery, Grace’s journey stands as a testament to the power of innovation, expertise, and compassionate care.
Grace’s journey began with what seemed like a routine visit to her primary care physician. She had no reason to suspect anything was wrong, until tests revealed blood in her urine. Further scans uncovered a mass on her kidney. The good news: it was benign. The bad…