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Acute Myeloid Leukemia Survivor Still Going Strong

Shruti Kohli’s young daughters love to share stories with their mom. They have a tendency to tell the same ones repeatedly, but Shruti listens intently each time, no matter how often she’s heard them before. It’s little things like this that Shruti...

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Advanced Procedures Inform Surgery to Stop Epilepsy

Judy Hodge was beyond grateful to reach her 5-year milestone as a Hodgkin lymphoma survivor, but she didn't pause to celebrate for long. Instead, with the cancer in remission, Judy turned her focus to the next chapter in her health journey: She was r...

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Feeling Complete After Transformative Surgery

Assigned female at birth, Lucas is now 36 and finally completing his physical transition. His gender-affirming surgery is clinically known as metoidioplasty. The procedure involves a team of specialists working together to create a penis in a single...

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Acute Myeloid Leukemia Survivor and Future Physician

As a future physician, Meghan Woody-Fowler will bring special empathy and compassion to patients fighting complex conditions. She knows what it’s like to be a patient, having been one herself. Meghan, of Overland Park, Kansas, was 19 and a premed st...

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Breast Cancer Survivor Celebrates 7 Years of Being Cancer-Free

Delia Corahua, 65, grew up near the Pacific Ocean in Pisco, Peru. Her eyes light up when she talks about the salty scent of the sea air and soothing sounds of waves on the shoreline. When Delia emigrated to the United States more than 14 years ago,...

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UCL Bridge and Repair Keeps Athlete in the Game

He'd thrown thousands of pitches over the past 12 years. Thousands of fast balls, sliders, change-ups and curveballs. But this one, this single strike, felt different. Josh Bortka recounts it this way: "The first inning went great. The second was OK...

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Sickle Cell Disease Survivor Sees a Future Without Limits

Hospital stays, pain and infections were normal for Desiree Ramirez. The Topeka, Kansas, college student was diagnosed with sickle cell disease as a toddler and battled the condition for more than 20 years. That all changed a year ago when Desiree b...

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Breast Cancer Survivor Learns the Art of Healing

For Nedra Bonds, a cancer diagnosis was never part of the plan. But then again, the Kansas City artist, educator and community activist is pretty good at improvising. When she was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer – a less common and more...

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The Right Care Helps Youth Athlete Avoid Surgery

The right diagnosis is always important, but in Logan Mispagel’s case it made a huge difference in her senior year. Instead of getting surgery and months of rehab, Logan was able to recover in time for basketball season.

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Bone Marrow Transplants Helps Beat Acute Myeloid Leukemia

After a lifetime of construction work, Don Connet, 70, needed a new knee. Before surgery, he had to pass a physical at his local hospital in Manhattan, Kansas. But the lab results revealed a low white blood cell count. He was told a virus can reduce...