Gita: I don't know City of Hope. If it is that bad, you might want to go to MD Anderson instead which is very well thought of for this disease. It would be about the same distance. Don't know if you have relations around L.A. that would make City of Hope better, but if they are being difficult, try a different center. I'm a firm believer in voting with my pocketbook, and if an organization doesn't earn the right to take my money, they don't get it and someone else does.