Patient Stories

“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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“I would not be here if not for the support of my medical team, my friends and my faith. It’s a hard pill to swallow when you hear you have cancer. It is your attitude that can kill you and that can save you. We let others know they are not alone.”

Her Faithful Fight Against Uterine Cancer “I did not know I was sick until I started to bleed.” Those were the cautionary words ...

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“I love that word ‘hope,’ because if you don’t have the belief that you’ll get better, you won’t. I’ve learned that people are stronger than they think they are.”

Spreading Hope: A Breast Cancer Survivor Gives Back To Her Community Elsie Best, 81, has been serving her community for decades, ...

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I am delighted to say that I am cancer-free and living a health life.

My name is Ceclia Mazza. I am a grateful patient from Monmouth Medical Center. In early April 2018, I was having lower abdominal ...

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"The team has always gone out of their way to keep me and my family informed."

Surviving the fight of her life, Barbara’s steadfast and upbeat nature genuinely made it a delight for the team at Monmouth ...

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"They take a genuine interest in making a patient’s life more comfortable.”

Lou Salamon recalls the day with tears in his eyes. It was his wife Carol’s birthday and earlier that day, he had stopped by the ...

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"Giving back to the place where I received such amazing care is very important to me."

A breast cancer diagnosis four years ago came as a shock to Hamilton resident Rosaline Commiso. Although it was not easy, she is ...

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“It’s amazing how everything worked out,” Manny says. “I feel great.”

A cancer diagnosis was not going to stop Manuel August from marrying his true love. In sickness and in health took on a new ...

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"We cannot say enough about the staff – doctors, nurses, techs, the housekeeping staff, transport personnel. They all make the kids in the hospital feel special."

When a child calls the hospital “awesome” that is quite an endorsement. One year and countless hospital visits since he was ...

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