Stories of Courage and Resilience

Because of his sickle cell disease, Dominique lived his life wondering when the next episode of pain would sideline him. A transplant changed all that.

Do bad things always come in threes? Find out how a survivor changed his mind about that unlucky "rule."

Three years into a happy marriage and hoping to soon become a mom, Paige McCoy first had to face a fight for her life.

Big old bubble of joy describes Aanamyauri to a T.

How Gordon reclaimed a childhood joy

From stem cell transplant recipient to transplant nurse, Khadijah’s life has come full circle.

Before my diagnosis I was your typical 22-year-old. My priorities were boys, drinking and hanging with friends......

Mistha Jackson Grand Rapids, Michigan Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Transplant 2016 Picture a bubbly, pig-tailed four-year-old cutie in a twirly dress dancing in front of a mirror. This is Mistha the Joyful. But there

Nikki Hubin South St. Paul, Minnesota Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) Transplant 2013 At 16 years old, Nikki Hubin was making her mark as a defensive player on her high school varsity hockey team. Playing hockey since she was

Peter Gordon Falmouth, Maine Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Transplant 2008 Peter Gordon has always been the guy who thrives with purpose. He’s the man in the room who sets goals for himself and meets them. Whether committing to

Daniel Williams Royal Oak, Michigan Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Transplant 2015 Eight years in the military and a veteran of the Iraqi war, in 2015 Daniel Williams, back in the U.S, knew he was in for the fight of his life. A

Patricia King Jackson, New Jersey Lymphoma Transplant 2015 It’s unequivocal: Pat King – 70 years old, Caribbean born, long-time citizen of the state of New Jersey – is deeply engaged in life. It’s immediately apparent in the way

Amanda Schamper Byron, Illinois Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Transplant 2009 It was a joyful time in the life of Amanda Schamper in 2008 when she found that she was pregnant with her third child. A 30-year-old nurse and seven weeks

Jim Bond Shaker Heights, Ohio Multiple Myeloma and Acute Myeloid Leukemia Transplant 1993, 1999, 2011, and 2012 In 1992, I was 43 and happily married with two college-aged sons. Aside from a sore back, I felt healthy. However

Alicia and Connor Dunham Wasilla, Alaska Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Transplant 2006 When he was two years old, Connor Dunham became ill in the small town of Wasilla, Alaska, headquarters of dog sled mushing and the Iditarod

Braulio Correa Chicago, Illinois Acute Myeloid Leukemia Transplant 2012 If you ask him, Braulio Correa will tell you that he's the same as he was before his bone marrow transplant, only better. Born in 1992, he's been a son, a

Nancy McLain Prior Lake, Minnesota Aplastic Anemia Transplant 1963 Her medical history reads like a fascinating chapter in the history of medicine. The recipient of a bone marrow transplant in 1963, Nancy King McLain is one of the

Matt Robbie Oswego, Illinois Hodgkin Disease Transplant 2013 On the morning of January 30th, 2013, Matt Robbie and his wife Coleen were headed to the hospital to greet child number three. They agreed that the only interruption

Barry and Hope Kellman Wilmette, Illinois Myelofibrosis Transplant 2016 Hope Blitstien and Barry Kellman met in study hall their freshman year of high school. At 22, they married – in sickness and in health. Hope always thought

Thomas Goode Durham, North Carolina Multiple Myeloma Transplant 2007, 2008 and 2011 It was something he had never thought much about. But when Thomas Goode was diagnosed in 2007 with multiple myeloma at age 34, he had a crash