Hope News logoVolume 4, Number 15 - May 4, 2009

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Photos from the 33rd annual “Celebration of Life” Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation ReunionTearful thank yous
Thousands of bone marrow transplant recipients and donors and their family members attended the 33rd annual “Celebration of Life” Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Reunion on May 1. The event kicked off with a press conference featuring the first-time meetings of two pairs of patients and their donors.

(Left) Terri Kraus hugs Robert Benz, who donated hematopoietic cells to save the life of her daughter, Kennedy, and (bottom right) Catherine Fuller, left, meets her donor, Patricia Peoples.

(Top right) Stephen J. Forman, M.D., Francis and Kathleen McNamara Distinguished Chair in Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, tells members of the news media, patients and their family members and City of Hope supporters and staff about the human impact of hematopoietic cell transplantation.

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Hope News reports on City of Hope medical and basic research news; faculty and staff accomplishments; events for staff, patients and families; important recruitments; and organizational changes. Primarily a publication for City of Hope employees, Hope News also covers issues of interest to patients, community members and public policymakers. Published 37 times a year and distributed on the Duarte campus and at the Development Center, the publication is available in print and online formats.

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