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Doug

On July , I had just finished eating out at our local diner. When standing at the register to pay, my defibrillator fired and an ambulance was called…

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Roger

I'd like to share how when life looks dark, we never know what's over the horizon. Not quite eight years ago I was diagnosed with stage lymphoma with…

Ken, sitting on his hospital bed, with an IV and showing a bag of stem cells he is receiving

Ken

I have the unique opportunity to be both a Bone Marrow donor as well as a Stem Cell recipient in my journey! In the 's I registered with the C.W. Bill…

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Ukonnaya

Our son was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) at months, and our world changed dramatically. We had a daughter and a - daughter for whom l…

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Eryn at 15 years old smiling with long, dark hair wearing sunglasses and backwards baseball cap

Eryn

I was diagnosed at years old with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and went into remission when I was . I spent two years at Wilford Hall, where I …

Meals on Wheels America

To empower local community programs to improve the health and quality of life of the seniors they serve so that no one is left hungry or isolated. …

National Foundation for Transplants (NFT)

To empower transplant patients to create futures with hope; to help patients and their loved ones obtain financial assistance for medical expenses. …

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Da’Ni

Da’Ni was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in July . She endured eight months of intense treatment before starting maintenance therap…

Eldercare Locator

To connect older adults and their caregivers with trustworthy support resources. Links those who need assistance with state and local agencies o…

Hair We Share

To help maintain dignity, confidence and to those affected by medical hair loss. Provides a wig free of charge to children years old and under…

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Karen

Several symptoms, two urgent care visits, and one ER trip later, I was admitted to Harris Tower in Fort Worth for days. An ART EXPLORATION COACH by t…

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Nikki

If you were to sit down with Nikki Henshaw, you'd find out she has a full and blessed life. She has a supportive husband, two beautiful children, and …

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Jordyn

In September , our daughter, Jordyn was diagnosed with lymphoblastic lymphoma— a diagnosis no parent ever wants to hear. Within a day of diagnosis, …

Essential thrombocythemia (ET) treatment

On average, individuals with essential thrombocythemia (ET) have a normal life expectancy if they are properly monitored and treated. It's important t…

Blood Cancer

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Amanda

I have been through quite a bit dealing with multiple health problems before and going through traumatic changes not understanding why life ended up t…

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Dani

My daughter was a professional dancer out on tour when she was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). She was years old dancing in Detroi…

Special Considerations

Surgery. Patients with PV have increased risk for bleeding complications after surgery. Because your surgeon may not be aware of your increased risk f…

Developing Novel Immunotherapies for Challenging Lymphomas

This team science program from Washington University will develop new immunotherapy treatments for patients with hard to treat or incurable lymphomas.…

TCR-like CARs targeting GvL mHAgs for the treatment of post-transplant AML relapse

AML recurrence is a devastating event after . I hypothesize that it could be counteracted through targeting of mHAgs via CARs. I will identify scFVs…

Research: Grants

Characterizing the epigenetic mechanisms of inflammation-mediated fitness advantage in clonal hematopoiesis

Clonal hematopoiesis (CH) often precedes AML development, yet the molecular basis of CH expansion and progression to AML remains a mystery. By deployi…

Histone methyltransferases as key dependencies in SETBP1-mutant leukemias

This study aims to explore how mutant SETBP1 affects histone methyltransferase complexes to drive gene transcription. I will use biochemical, imaging…

Essential thrombocythemia (ET) diagnosis

While certain signs and symptoms may indicate that a person has essential thrombocythemia (ET), a series of tests are needed to confirm the diagnosis.…

Blood Cancer

Developing selective inhibitors of the b-catenin/BCL9 transcriptional complex for myeloma therapy

The /BCL9 transcriptional complex, is a novel dependency in multiple myeloma (MM). Disruption of this complex inhibits MM cell growth in culture and i…

Inhibition of PKCβ as a strategy for BTK inhibitor refractory CLL

Patients with CLL that have progressed on BTK inhibitors have high risk disease with few clinical options. Here we propose a novel, selective inhibito…

Brianna, close up and smiling, young adult survivor of childhood cancer

Brianna

My name is Brianna and this is my story. When I was eleven, I was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). I went through years of chemothe…

Stories