Patient Story
Back to being a kid
Young cancer survivor gets back to living her best life.
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- February 3, 2023
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Ethie Haworth Children’s Cancer Center
Patient Story
‘The tumor is just melting away’
A 10-year-old girl's fight against a rare cancer brings her to West Michigan for precision treatment.
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- August 26, 2022
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‘Life is valuable’
A teen with cancer opts for a new treatment—ovarian tissue cryopreservation—in hopes it will help her have a child someday.
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- August 3, 2022
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‘Our little fox’
Paxton Florek survived a brain tumor and now seems determined to defy what once looked like insurmountable odds.
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- July 27, 2022
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‘A race against time’
Diagnosed with a fast-growing tumor at 5 weeks old, Alexander Neal undergoes treatment with precision medicine—and it's delivering promising results.
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- July 13, 2022
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Ava, Ollie and Caramel Willy
With a cat and a new puppy awaiting her return home, a West Michigan girl ventures across the state for a precision cancer treatment.
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- July 8, 2022
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‘Top of the cool chart’
A passion for art and classic cars keeps a Michigan teen in good spirits amid a battle with cancer.
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- May 27, 2022
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In the footsteps of caregivers
At 13, Sarah Conway lost her leg to cancer. Now a student in college, she's chosen a career in medicine.
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- January 13, 2022
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‘Restored hope’
Grace deBest, 16, celebrates the completion of a two-year battle with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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- September 28, 2021
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‘Miss Personality’
As she faced leukemia, 8-year-old Queen Hardy made friends, told jokes, danced and inspired her medical team.
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- September 24, 2021
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Like father, like son—times two
Two doctors in the pediatric oncology-hematology fellowship are following in their dads' medical footsteps.
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- November 16, 2020
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