Douglas B. Evans, M.D. has worked as a surgical oncologist in the Gastrointestinal Center and P5 inpatient unit. He is known by his colleagues as a man who is driven to excellence and his patients' best interests in improving their quality of life. All of P5 staff are very fond of him and wish him well as he begins the next chapter in his medical career.
It is hard to let him go and it is hard for him to say good bye.
But, there is time for every season.
For twenty years, he has touched so many lives
through this great institution, "M. D. Anderson Cancer Center."
Countless patients come from the East to the West;
and from the South to the North.
They speak many languages, yet they only understand his caring language,
"Knowing his patients by their own names."
He is a gracious man and his deeds speak for themselves:
numerous hours in the operating room;
hardly any lunch break while seeing patients in the clinic;
yet, he looks after his patients in the unit following his full day in surgery.
While he has profound gifts in medical science,
his inner spirit proclaims his "loving heart and caring hands."
He listens to his patients' concerns.
He uses his heart, mind and hands to address his patients' needs.
Expressions of thanksgiving in words and prayers
have attested patients' spiritual connections with him.
With his generosity and hospitality he welcomes all staff.
It is with a feeling of disheartenment that they say good bye to him.
But, it is with grateful hearts and praises that they remember him.
It is with great joy that they pray and wish him well.
May he continue to touch many more lives wherever he goes
and may his family be blessed, too.
Our love, best wishes and prayers are with you, Dr. Evans.
Written on behalf of all P5 Multidisciplinary Staff
by Christiana Liem, M.Div., BCC
January 2, 2009
