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Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients During Childhood at Increased Risk for Severe Chronic Health Conditions

Patients who underwent allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) as children were at increased risk for severe or life-threatening chronic health conditions. These findings were presented during the American Society of Hematology (ASH) 62nd Annual Meeting and Exposition.

Mychaela Dances Again, Thanks to her Mother's Advocacy

Person's Name: 
Mychaela Lovelace

My name is Mychaela Lovelace. I had been a healthy five-year-old child until one day, when I came home, my mother noticed red dots and bruises on my body. Because she worked in the medical field, she was very concerned. She took me to the doctor, but my pediatrician wasn’t on in the office that day. The doctor I didn’t know said that I was just playing too hard and the dots and bruises were just a rash.

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