My PICC Line

My personal journey, with aplastic anemia, through the healthcare industry

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Entries Tagged ‘CNN’

Link PICC:CNN covers need for marrow donors

Feb.12, 2010 in Link PICCs

CNN spoke with Seun Adebiyi on the need for people to join the marrow registry. Watch it here.
Love to see main stream media cover this, especially a four plus minute spot in the age of sound bite journalism. Adebiyi does a nice job of explaining the ease of registering to become a marrow donor. We [...]

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Submit Your Story: Fred’s Story and his wife’s response

Nov.05, 2009 in healthcare

Regina Holliday’s husband Fred passed away in June 2009 after battling cancer. Fred’s medical experience left her appalled and so she responded by advocating for healthcare reform through art. The mural, 73 cents(seen above), adorns an outerwall of the BP gas station on NW Connecticut Ave in Washington D.C. It has been covered by media [...]

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I'm Matt Sheehan. In July 2009, I learned that I was suffering from a disease called aplastic anemia. What exactly caused it I may never know. What I do know is that for the next few years, I will endure thousands of hospital hours and the bureaucracy and confusion of the U.S. health care industry. I'd like to share my story. Please come back often.

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