OGDEN — Gaylene Greener clearly remembers when she discovered she had stage 4 colon most cancers.”I used to be recognized in September of 2014,” she stated. “It had metastasized to my liver. (The physician) advised me I used to be in peril, that my life was in peril and that I wanted to get on chemo as quickly as attainable.”Greener, from Corinne, began weekly remedy at a small clinic. However a couple of years in, she began listening to whispers.”We might hear, ‘They are going to construct a brand new area for all you most cancers sufferers. And they will do all these fantastic issues.’ And I simply saved considering, ‘Nicely, that is actually cool. And it may be in a few years. I will most likely by no means reside lengthy sufficient,'” she stated.Quick ahead to March, and Intermountain McKay-Dee Hospital formally opened its new, state-of-the-art most cancers middle.”I used to be actually blissful once I got here in and noticed how a lot thought had been put into that,” Greener stated. “As a affected person, I reside it, and I do know the individuals who deliberate this most likely weren’t sufferers, so I am glad they put a lot thought into serving to us be comfy.”The brand new area is positioned on the primary flooring of the hospital. The middle contains comfy seating for sufferers who’re there for hours at a time, colourful paintings, and several other home windows to usher in pure gentle. It additionally elevated infusion bays from eight to 12 and chemotherapy infusion bays from 16 to 24.A group of nurses, oncologists, pharmacists, social employees, and dietitians collaborate collectively for every particular person.”The folks right here make you’re feeling like each time you stroll by way of the door, you’re a VIP,” Greener stated.Sufferers obtain most cancers remedies on the new Intermountain McKay-Dee Hospital most cancers middle which opened in March. (Photograph: Emma Benson, KSL-TV)”Our group is superb,” stated Jennifer Lucas, a nurse and the infusion supervisor for Intermountain McKay-Dee Hospital’s Most cancers Middle.”They maintain the sufferers’ palms; they assist calm them. They educate them to what is going on to occur. That is one of many largest keys to our care right here is the connection constructing,” stated Lucas.It is that personalised care that has made all of the distinction for sufferers like Greener.”After I thought I used to be going to die inside weeks, I’ve survived for ten years,” Greener stated. “This has been a miracle place for me. No person needs to have most cancers. But when you must have most cancers, that is the place you wish to be.”Intermountain Well being stated the brand new most cancers middle was funded by generations of donations. For extra info on the middle, you may go to the hospital’s web site.Gaylene Greener, proper, speaks along with her well being care skilled about her most cancers remedy in Ogden, on this undated photograph. (Photograph: Household photograph)