Cancer and Blood Disorders, Patient Features

Emma’s Strength in the Face of Leukemia

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Emma with her family

Emma’s dad beat a serious childhood illness with the crucial help of the medical team at Children’s. Now his daughter is doing the same. Her strength through adversity has amazed her parents and served as inspiration to others. Here we catch a brief look at Emma at home with her parents and baby sister.

 

 

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Curtis Ippolito grew up in Dallas wanting to write about adventure and personal perseverance. He gets to do that every day with the stories he shares of the courageous patients and extraordinary staff of Children’s.

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