16 year old Timothy, (center) who received our 50th heart transplant with members of his family and care team.
Elia, who is cancer-free, and her mom, Melanie
I’m Cancer-Free! My stomach pains weren’t just tummy aches. I had cancer. A tumor called a Wilms tumor in my right kidney. It got so big that it was close to my heart. Too close to take it out with surgery. They did lots of chemotherapy to shrink it so they could take it out. Now I’m cancer-free. Joe DiMaggio made this happen. At first I felt scared, but there’s friends all around Joe DiMaggio. They make you feel special. It helped me. My mom says it helped her to not worry so much, and that we were in the best hands possible.
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