Dear Dr. Nezhat, I can’t express how grateful I am for the gift(s) you have given to my daughter. I have been reflecting on the chain of events that has led up to her chance to lead a life where joy has replaced the horrible pain she has endured. I don’t know if you remember this but I asked you “who or what” they/it was that inspired you and your brothers to reach an elite status in your careers as experts on endometriosis and related issues with women, and you told me it was your mother. Because of her, you and your brothers have changed the trajectory for so many women. But you have not only given my daughter a chance for a life with limited to no pain, you saved her life. I now know why you offered to remove her appendix, it was much more than a small gift – who knows you would be removing a carcinoid. You were there with the precision cutting edge tools and expertise to remove the retroperitoneal fibrosis and the endometriosis. You saved her life. And this week, you made sure that no further damage was done by the ticking time bomb she has in her pelvis. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I will find a way to pay your kindness forward and back to you.