Karen Bosse is a two-time survivor of multiple bone marrow failure bone marrow failure: A condition that occurs when the bone marrow stops making enough healthy blood cells. The most common of these rare diseases are aplastic anemia, myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). Bone marrow failure can be acquired (begin any time in life) or can be… disorders (aplastic anemia anemia: (uh-NEE-mee-uh) A condition in which there is a shortage of red blood cells in the bloodstream. This causes a low red blood cell count. Symptoms of anemia are fatigue and tiredness. , PNH, and MDS), once as a young teen and again as a new mother, twenty years later. After all possible treatments, except a bone marrow transplant bone marrow transplant: A bone marrow transplant (BMT) is also called a stem cell transplant (SCT) or hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT).The procedure replaces unhealthy blood-forming stem cells with healthy ones and offers some patients the possibility of a cure. But for many patients, a BMT is not an option due… , she experienced spontaneous remissions by working together with her physicians and incorporating complementary and integrative medicine techniques.
Karen has her Masters degree in Hospital Administration from Xavier University and has worked at various healthcare facilities in Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati. Most recently she worked with the Integrative Medicine Center at the University of Cincinnati to increase the awareness of the mind-body connection and its affect on our overall health and wholeness. Karen continually strives to teach the importance of hope and empowerment when dealing with a critical illness. She serves on several patient advisory councils both locally and nationally, including the AAMDSIF, to bring that message forward.