Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Bone Marrow published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 187
» View latimes.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-16
•
Next >
-
Lives depend on more blacks becoming bone marrow donors
That day when Yvonne Lawrence glanced into the crib she immediately knew something was wrong.
Babies aren't supposed to be blue.
What she soon would learn at the hospital is that her 3-month-old son was cursed with sickle-cell anemia. The inherited...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Hospitals and Clinics, Social Issues, Leukemia, Heroism
-
Hundreds Simply Hoping To Help Save A Life
The Hartford CourantThey showed up Tuesday at the Eastern Connecticut Sports Center. There were a hundred of them, students and student-athletes, and they wanted to help one of their own. Then there were 200 of them, faculty, staff and administrators, too, and they stood...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, College Sports, Soccer, Blood, Cancer
-
A race against cancer
I promise to someday write a full-fledged story about quarter midget car racing, because it looks like great fun. But this story, while set in that world, is about family — in particular, a sister looking out for her brother. The brother is...
Tags: Chemotherapy, Hospitals and Clinics, Parkinson's Disease, Blood, Cancer
-
Magic founder Pat Williams is battling cancer like an All-Star
All of this exposure and economic impact.
All of the hype and the hoopla.
All of the celebrities and festivities.
All because this man believed.
All because Pat Williams believed in Orlando.
Believed in Magic.
And now, as Orlando gets ready to...Tags: Chemotherapy, Hospitals and Clinics, Dwight Howard, Lifetime (tv network), National Basketball Association
-
Upper Milford boy recovering after getting sister's bone marrow
I'm glad to be able to revisit the story of 8-year-old Simon Ernst. I wrote about the Upper Milford Township boy last month, when he was getting ready to undergo a bone marrow transplant.
The procedure ended up being delayed because Simon had a...Tags: Chemotherapy, Hospitals and Clinics, Leukemia, Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Allentown
-
Robin Roberts’ mother dies at 88
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelRobin Roberts left “Good Morning America” on Thursday to be with her ailing mother. Roberts made it to the family's Mississippi home before her mom, Lucimarian, died at age 88 on Thursday. Sally-Ann Roberts, Robin's sister and a New Orleans TV... -
“GMA” co-anchor Robin Roberts to begin medical leave Sept. 3
Channel Guide MagazineThis morning on ABC's Good Morning America, co-anchor Robin Roberts announced that this Friday, Aug. 31, will be her last day on air before she starts an extended medical leave. In June, five years after a fight with breast cancer, Roberts announced... -
A year later: Jimbo, Candi Fisher on life after the announcement
Chopping Block - Seminoles Blog - Orlando SentinelAs we mentioned here on the Chopping Block on Saturday afternoon, the Orlando Sentinel and OrlandoSentinel.com had an intriguing Florida State-related feature coming Sunday morning. In case you haven't seen it, here it is. In the link above, you'll see... -
More to the Fanconi anemia story for FSU’s first football family
Chopping Block - Seminoles Blog - Orlando SentinelAs we hinted in another blog Sunday morning, there was much, much more to our feature on Jimbo and Candi Fisher and the year that has passed since their announcement of son Ethan's diagnosis for the rare genetic blood disorder Fanconi anemia. Again, in... -
Robin Roberts starts medical leave from ‘GMA’ next week
The TV Guy - Orlando Sentinel“Good Morning America” will salute Robin Roberts all this week before she starts an extended medical leave next week for myelodysplastic syndrome. “It's a disease of the blood and bone marrow and was once known as preleukemia,”... -
Robin Roberts leaving ‘Good Morning America’ today
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelRobin Roberts announced that today was her final morning on “Good Morning America” before beginning a medical leave. Josh Elliott of “GMA” said it would Roberts' last show for a while. ”You're the team captain and the team... -
Florida Hospital opens dedicated kids’ bone marrow transplant unit
Vital Signs Health Blog - Orlando SentinelChildren in Central Florida who need a life-saving bone marrow or stem cell transplant may now have their procedures locally at a center just for kids. This week, Florida Hospital for Children will celebrate the opening of the Kids Beating Cancer...
Jun 24, 2011
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Oct 27, 2012
|Column| Hartford Courant
Jul 24, 2012
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Feb 23, 2012
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Feb 14, 2012
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Aug 31, 2012
| Orlando Sentinel
Aug 27, 2012
| Zap2It
Aug 19, 2012
| Orlando Sentinel
Aug 20, 2012
| Orlando Sentinel
Aug 27, 2012
| Orlando Sentinel
Aug 30, 2012
| Orlando Sentinel
Aug 15, 2012
| Orlando Sentinel
