Jodi Nelc learned the importance of knowledge and advocacy when her daughter faced a bone marrow transplant and a severe case of graft-versus-host disesase (GVHD).
It felt like being in lockdown again. Not that we ever really came out of lockdown – my husband Jim was diagnosed with advanced follicular lymphoma just a few months into the pandemic, so we never stopped wearing masks and avoiding social events.
Valerie Gibbons Monona, Wisconsin Acute Myeloid Leukemia Transplanted in 2007 Many thanks to the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy and Incyte for helping us share Valerie’s story. “I call myself a
Though successful, the process of transplant extended beyond Julio’s hospital stay. It broke his body down, and then his mind and spirit. Learn how Julio healed and became stronger.
Learn how Logan fought for control over his body during transplant, and the advice he gave his younger brother, Lincoln, when it was time for his transplant.
Heather was diagnosed with leukemia at age 37 and "celebrated" Christmas two years ago in the hospital, recovering from her stem cell transplant. She shares her memories.
The process of undergoing and recovering from a blood stem cell transplant is long and often difficult. It often helps to share your story with others.
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