Patient Story
Solving cancer
A teenager gifted in math overcomes his illness one step at a time.
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- January 11, 2019
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pediatric cancer
Patient Story
‘She has this awesome spirit about her’
Meredith Veenstra, 6, survives rare eye cancer with the grace and beauty of a princess.
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- June 22, 2018
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‘The best word ever’
She's a survivor: Lily-Mae Morrison, the “Tiny Dancer” from Ireland, completes a clinical trial.
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- March 5, 2018
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Patient Story
‘Mom, I think I have cancer’
13-year-old Khalique Vialva is fighting a rare form of cancer that affects only four in 1 million kids.
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- February 28, 2018
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‘Live grateful’
Evan Beukema played football in a state championship game. Now, after surviving cancer, he's celebrating being part of the big game.
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- February 11, 2018
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‘We’re just thankful she got through it’
Emily VanKeuren thought a lump on her collarbone was nothing to be concerned about. Cancer tests proved otherwise.
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- February 8, 2018
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‘We just have to look forward’
After a nearly three-year battle against childhood cancer, Schuyler Kleibusch reaches the Super Bowl.
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- February 4, 2018
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Patient Story
Sweet rewards
An 11-year-old leukemia survivor is all smiles as she meets her hero, celebrity chef and "Pioneer Woman" Ree Drummond.
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- December 13, 2017
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Patient Story
‘How God’s plan works’
Diagnosed twice with cancer, Madison Pflug has two transplants and prevails with a deeper faith and appreciation for each day.
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- September 11, 2017
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Patient Story
Knocking cancer out of the park
Seventeen children's hospital patients became celebrities for the night with the West Michigan Whitecaps.
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- August 25, 2017
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Patient Story
Picnic joy: Kids being kids
Young patients and their families enjoy the annual summertime gathering for the pediatric hematology-oncology program.
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- August 5, 2017
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Patient Story
Independence days
Project SEARCH teaches young adults like Jaime Blomeling about independence. "I could work here the rest of my life," Blomeling says.
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- July 7, 2017
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