media: Cancer patient finds new life in crusade (how many attempts?)

Blogger note: how many attempts at a diagnosis??

"The first eight doctors Joan Wyllie saw for her persistent intestinal distress told her she was fine.

The ninth doctor, a psychologist, suggested the pain in her stomach was really all in her head and prescribed the antidepressant Elavil.

The 10th doctor diagnosed stage 3C and 4 ovarian cancer. Wyllie was given a 50 percent chance of surviving the 7½-hour surgery needed to remove hundreds of tumors, many of which had metastasized........."cont'd