Bone Marrow Transplant

Folk Legend Peter Yarrow Comes Out For N.J. Boy In Need Of Bone Marrow Transplant

A folk music legend is lending a helping hand to a little Bergen County boy in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant.

2013/05/17

Angela Rugh hugs Firefighter Doug Chiz. (credit: Marla Diamond, WCBS 880)

Woman Finally Meets FDNY Firefighter Who Donated Life-Saving Bone Marrow

Angela Rugh, a 22-year-old junior at the University of Pittsburgh came face to face with firefighter Doug Chiz at Fire Department headquarters in Downtown Brooklyn to thank him.

2013/02/27

Cheryl Pogue meets Erin Barone (credit: CBS 2)

N.J. Teen Meets Bone Marrow Donor Who Helped Save Her Life 9 Years After Transplant

Erin Barone, now 17, was first diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 1997 and underwent a successful bone marrow transplant in 2003. Her doctors marveled at how far she has come since the transplant.

2012/10/22

Elizabeth Girl Gets Bone Marrow Transplant After Visa Flap Resolved

A 5-year-old New Jersey girl with leukemia has received a bone marrow transplant from her older Salvadoran sister whose initial attempt to come to the United States was blocked.

2012/01/25

Hunter Haymore with her mother Donna Haymore and father Eric Berry (Photo/Carol D'Auria)

Rosedale Teen Hunter Haymore Cured Of Sickle Cell Anemia

A 14-year-old Queens girl can now look toward the future. Hunter Haymore has been cured of sickle cell anemia thanks to a procedure doctors are calling a “medical milestone.”

2011/02/10

Bone Marrow Donors – July 23

DKMS is committed to helping patients in need of a bone marrow transplant by providing the best donor match possible. Click here for more information on becoming a bone marrow donor.

CBS New York–2010/07/31

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