Bouncing Back: The Leukemia Survivor Who Became a Bone Marrow Transplant Nurse

Joey Renick was 3 years old when he first received a diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The Missouri native went through three years of treatment before going into remission at age 6.

“I was in remission for almost 12 years,” he said. “So it was a really long time. It was a pretty normal 12 years for me. I was active. I was always in sports, just regular school stuff.”

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Rose Duesterwald

Rose Duesterwald

Rose became acquainted with Patient Worthy after her husband was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) six years ago. During this period of partial remission, Rose researched investigational drugs to be prepared in the event of a relapse. Her husband died February 12, 2021 with a rare and unexplained occurrence of liver cancer possibly unrelated to AML.

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