Christina Mathieson-Segura was still reeling from the news that she had breast cancer when she met Dr. Melissa Fana, a breast surgical oncologist, who made her a promise. "She said ‘When you walk out of here, you’re going to take that worry and that fear and you’re going to leave it in my hands,’ " Mathieson-Segura recalled. " ‘And I promise this year is going to be a speed bump in your life. You are going to come out of this and be fine.’ " "I could feel she cared about me as a person and I wasn't just a number on file," Mathieson-Segura, 61, of Bethpage, said. "She always really just loved on us — all of her patients." Fana, 48, died on April 16 after a battle with lymphoma, leaving a legacy of compassion and care across Long Island. Read the full obituary in the link in bio. (Photo credit: Fana family) . . . #longisland #obit #obituary #longislandnews