Inspirational Stories

I was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) on April 13, 1995, at Arlington Hospital (now VHC Health) and was hospitalized there for 32 days for chemotherapy. I received a second round of chemotherapy (high-dose) at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital a few weeks later. Afterward, I received an autologous stem cell transplant at Sloan Kettering. I was discharged on August 13, 1995, and readmitted in late August for two days for an infection. I have been cancer-free since then. I have shared a fuller version of my journey at more than 50 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) events over the years. Reportedly, the stem cell transplant that cured me was developed with grant funding from LLS.