Patient Stories
Serious health conditions often make you feel like you're all alone. But you're not. Over the years, many patients from Seattle Cancer Care Alliance have shared their stories with us so that we may share them with you.
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Glioblastoma Survivor, Jairo VanegasDiagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme at age 29 could have stopped Jairo Vanegas in his tracks forever, but after treatment at SCCA, he is now healthy and enjoying fatherhood.
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Metastatic Brain Cancer Survivor, Dawn HellerDiagnosed and treated for brain cancer at age 34, Dawn Heller spent two years in treatment and was cancer-free for just a few months until she was diagnosed with metastatic brain cancer.
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Spinal Tumor Survivor, Albert LodociviAlbert Lodovici is back on his feet after having the ependymoma in his spine removed at UW Medical Center. Without specialized, delicate surgery, he could have lost important bodily functions or become paralyzed.
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