Thousands of patients have stepped through City of Hope’s doors to undergo hematopoietic cell transplantation and take back the life that blood disorders threaten to steal from them. Every one of those men, women and children has a story to tell, a narrative of small victories and rugged persistence through illness. These are some of the patients touched by more than three decades of transplantation advances:
Anissa Ayala Almost 20 years have passed since the procedure that saved Anissa Ayala’s life, but her remarkable story — and that of her seemingly miraculous younger sister — continues to inspire.
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Mushtaque Jivani Mushtaque Jivani has a title worth celebrating: City of Hope’s first surviving bone marrow transplant patient.
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Kennedy Kraus Only 8 years old, Kennedy Kraus played soccer in her hometown of Carlsbad, Calif., with the tenacity of youth. But her parents noticed their daughter was starting to bruise more easily — and her bruises took longer to heal.
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Rodrigo Nuñez At age 17, Rodrigo Nuñez left his home in Guanajunato, a small village in Mexico, and headed to the U.S. in search of a better life. Little did he know that his journey in 1978 would give him new purpose for that life.
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