Good bye Amy

I never met Amy Reed.  She was diagnosed with the same sarcoma I had, a couple years before I was diagnosed.

http://www.philly.com/philly/health/Philly-patient-safety-advocate-physician-Amy-Reed-dies-leiomyosarcoma-morcellator-Penn-FDA.html

She's my hero.  Rest in Peace.

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