Items Tagged ‘3739’
November 4, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Living for Today: Husband and Wife Battle Lymphoma Together
By SMHNadmin 
It’s tough for anyone to deal with a cancer diagnosis, especially someone at the age of 18. Todd Blake, a Jacksonville, Fla., native, was just beginning life as a freshman at the University of Florida when he was diagnosed with late-stage Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a serious form of blood cancer. Fast-forward through countless treatments and multiple […]
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Tags: 3069, 3719, 3739, 5279, 5334, blood cancer, BMT, bone marrow transplant, Cancer, chemotherapy, Hodgkins lymphoma, maja blake
September 26, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Amber’s BMT Birthday Gift From Her Sister
By SMHNadmin
Sisters Amber and Sabrina Starke wear matching necklaces and rings as a reminder of their commitment to each other and to keep fighting the fight against leukemia. After graduating from high school, Amber started college in May 2003. She passed out at work one day and was taken to her local emergency department. A CT scan […]
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Tags: 1136, 2145, 3273, 3719, 3739, 3981, 5279, 5324, 5334, BMT, bone marrow transplant, Cancer
October 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment
A Family Member’s Point of View
By MakalaArce 
By Lindsay Engelstad I was not a patient at the Mayo Clinic Hospital, but my mother was. Prior to her going into the hospital, I always hear people say “Go to the Mayo Clinic it is the best place to be if you are sick”. Yeah right, it is a hospital and all hospitals are the […]
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July 8, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Transplant patient awarded United States citizenship at Mayo Clinic in Florida
By jasonpratt 
A momentous occasion occurred recently at Mayo Clinic in Florida when a bone marrow transplant patient, Kongphaly Aphayasane, was awarded United States citizenship in her hospital room. Aphayasane, a native from Laos, has been working diligently to achieve this significant milestone. “I studied a lot for the citizenship and I am so happy,” said Aphayasane. […]
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Tags: 1136, 3640, 3739, 5279, 5324, 5334, bone_marrow_transplant, Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma