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Mr Sanjaya Wijeyekoon 2017-01-03 Person 5 5 0

My mum was diagnosed with rectal cancer in August last year. It was the typical nightmare for any surgeon. A technically difficult major procedure because of how low the cancer was and the fact that the patient is the mother of a colleague. I didn't know Mr Wijeyekoon personally but everyone I asked spoke very highly of him both as a surgeon and as a person. He took it upon himself to arrange for everything like it was his own mother, from hospital appointments to scans to MDT meetings to pre-op assessments etc. My mum is a very sensitive person and it is always difficult to treat a colleague or a colleague's family member but Mr Wijeyekoon struck this balance perfectly. Follow up was perfect, passed by her everyday in hospital after the operation and arranged to see her regularly after discharge. Four months down the line and after 2 major procedures my mum is cancer free and recovering very well thanks to Mr Wijeyekoon.