Patient Stories

Nearly three years post-transplant, Lael was finally able to thank her donor face-to-face during a heart-warming ceremony at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, where the transplant took place.

After being diagnosed with a high-risk form of acute myeloid leukemia, doctors at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey ...

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“There are a lot of things that we can do as patients that can help us feel better throughout the whole process. Learning to take care of yourself is a huge component of that.”

Grace Arlotta is a stay-at-home mom of two boys. At age 29, she started having issues with her right breast. Because of her ...

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“Now being done with my treatment, I feel even more of a connection to the women in my life who have beaten breast cancer.”

Breast cancer is no stranger to Melissa Feinman’s family, going back at least three generations. Melissa knew from a young age ...

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"You need to be your own advocate. If you feel a lump get it evaluated."

Stephanie Quinton, 29-year-old breast cancer survivor, works for Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey. When Stephanie noticed an ...

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As someone who has been battling breast cancer for 18 years, Tami credits being aware of her body and early detection for identifying her cancer and getting treatment quickly.

Tami Lamy is a three-time breast cancer survivor. Initially diagnosed with the disease at age 31, she has undergone multiple ...

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“Cancer has taught me many things, including having the right perspective, embracing help and recognizing that cancer brings out the nice in people. This realization has lifted me up and makes me hopeful for the future.”

Amy Amadeo and her cousin, Andrea, went together every year to get their mammograms. Unfortunately, life got in the way, and ...

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"My perspective has changed. I have stopped putting things off and saving them for that special day. Today is that special day."

Elisa Robson a wife, mother of three and a vice president for a large food service company, lost her sister to breast cancer. ...

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How a stem cell transplant and cutting-edge medical care helped one woman survive three different cancers.

Annette’s long and arduous fight for her life began in 2006, when she was diagnosed with Stage IV non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a cancer ...

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“We told Grace to feel her feelings and then look for the bright spot, rise up and move forward,” added mom Aubrey. “By encouraging Grace to bounce to the bottom and then come back up, she was able to truly feel the hardship and then consciously turn it into a positive, regardless of the actual outcome.”

When Grace Eline was diagnosed with a brain tumor, teams at The Valerie Fund Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at ...

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