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Maggie Rudnicki's Story: Maine Family Comes to Tufts Medical Center for Bone Marrow Transplant
July 7, 2019
With the convenience of the Neely House and the comfort and expertise of the state-of-the-art Neely Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Unit and its world-class physicians, a Maine family comes to Tufts Medical Center when their daughter needs a bone marrow transplant.
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Maria Julia Andrade's Story
July 7, 2022
Read the testimonial of a patient who traveled from Portugal to get exceptional care from the pediatric ENT team at Tufts Medical Center in Boston.
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Michaela’s Story: Sickle Cell Disease Patient Finds Perfect Match in America
July 7, 2019
A team of doctors at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA collaborated to care for sickle cell disease patient Michaela and her sister, Danisha, who donated her bone marrow.
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Alex Cabrera’s Patient Journey at Tufts Medical Center
April 7, 2023
Alex Cabrera was leaving school on a sunny day near the end of his eighth-grade year when he was hit by a car. The Waltham native had to be airlifted to Tufts Medical Center and by morning was undergoing life-saving brain surgery.
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Beth + Alex Korth's Story
March 1, 2020
When Beth Korth learned she was pregnant with her first child in the summer of 2020, she and her husband Alex were excited, but also nervous. Not only would they need to navigate the pandemic throughout the pregnancy, but the couple shared a bone growth disorder called achondroplasia, more commonly known as dwarfism, that would make delivery more challenging.
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Bob Rockwell: 1 in 10,000
February 2, 2019
There was only one thing that was more important to Bob than receiving a kidney transplant. Seeing his son graduate. Tufts Medical Center's Kidney Transplant team made both happen.
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Tufts Medical Center Patient Story: Chantal Loiseau
November 27, 2019
Read the patient testimonial of Chantal Loiseau, a patient, mother and member of the Tufts Medical Center Patient and Family Advisory Board.
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Christian LaChance’s Patient Journey at Tufts Medical Center
May 1, 2019
Tufts Medical Center neurosurgeons saved Christian's life in Boston after an accident during dangerous game Christian played with his brother, Corey.
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Colleen O'Leary's Story – Kidney Donation
June 22, 2019
After learning of a chronic kidney disease, Colleen turned to the team at Tufts MC to find a kidney donor and found a match in her teammate and now life partner.
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Surviving COVID-19 - Frank's Story
November 4, 2021
When Frank Basler, 58, and his son were in Killington, VT at a bachelor party in March 2020 their only concern was having a good time. The expectant grandfather was enjoying spending time with his son and their friends in the mountains of Vermont. Nine days later, Frank was on a ventilator fighting to breathe.
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