Eric Hodies – A Study in Attitude and Self-Advocacy
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Eric Hodies
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Mother Tells How Son’s Aplastic Anemia Impacted Entire Family
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David, Nicholas and Elizabeth Manley
A horrifying diagnosis
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Stephanie Halene, MD, PhD
Halene, Stephanie
Assistant Professor
Yale New Haven Hospital Cancer Center
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R. Coleman Lindsley, MD, PhD
Lindsley, R. Coleman
Clinical Fellow
Hematology and Oncology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Dr. Robert Coleman Lindsley, M.D., PhD. is a physician scientist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, specializing in research topics associated with MDS. His career has developed in conjunction with his interest in how disease evolves, and in turn, how new and existing therapies can interrupt the process of disease progression. The
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Erica Warlick, MD
Warlick, Erica
Leukemia Specialist
Health Tree Foundation
Mary Miller: Beyond Watch and Wait - A Mind, Body, Spirit Approach to Living with MDS
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Mary Miller
In 2005 at age 70, Mary Miller of Doylestown, Pennsylvania was diagnosed with MDS. Now 77, she says of her diagnosis, “My initial reaction was that I had never heard of it, so I looked it up online and scared myself half to death!”
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Pamela Becker, MD, PhD
Becker, Pamela
Hematologist
City of Hope
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Mikkael Sekeres, MD, MS
Sekeres, Mikkael
Physician Liaison in Hematology and Chief of the Division of Hematology in the Department of Medicine
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and University of Miami
Mikkael A. Sekeres, MD, MS has been Medical Advisory Board Co-Chair since 2004. He is currently the Physician Liaison in Hematology and Chief of the Division of Hematology at the Sylvester Comprehensive Center at the University. Previously, Dr. Sekeres was the professor of medicine, director of the leukemia program, and Vice Chair for
Richard M. Stone, MD
Stone, Richard M
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Dr. Stone received his MD in 1981 from Harvard Medical School, his internal medicine residency training at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and his hematology-oncology fellowship at DFCI. He has performed numerous laboratory and clinical studies on acute leukemia and related disorders, and frequently participates in grand rounds worldwide.
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Kyle Malmstrom – Saved by Identical Twin, Young Aplastic Anemia Survivor Literally Brings Comfort to Others
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Kyle Malmstron
Written by Kimberly Malmstrom
Our son, Kyle, was a normal active 11-year-old who enjoyed climbing trees, swimming, and running. He loved to run around and play with his friends. The first week of school last fall was normal for Kyle. He was excited to see friends and meet his new sixth grade teachers. However, throughout that week, he developed large bruises. Some had known causes - others did not.
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