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Earrings, anyone? Breast cancer patient finds generosity brightens the journey
Jacqueline Rose with a basket of earrings (photo by Debbie Rexine) BY SUSAN KEETER It was her bald head and the dingy, stick-straight hair that grew back after chemotherapy that got Jacqueline Rose...
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She’s beating the odds, thanks to her ‘tenderhearted’ oncologist
Stephen Graziano, MD, with his patient Kathi Tamer at the 25th anniversary celebration of the Upstate Cancer Center at Oneida. Tamer, who lives in Utica, sees Graziano at the Oneida office every six...
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Golisano 10th anniversary quiz: Can you name these noted visitors to the...
Many special guests have boosted spirits by visiting patients at the Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital over the years. Here are clues about 10 of them as the hospital marks its 10th anniversary....
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Is this Sarah Loguen, MD?
Is this Sarah Loguen, MD, class of 1876? This 3 3/8-inch tintype (an early type of photograph) was published in John Ravage’s book, “Black Champions” (University of Utah Press, 2002) and is in the...
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‘Look Now’: Breast cancer survivors share their stories for artistic project
Tula Goenka, center, with her daughter, Ranya Shannon, who was 9 when Goenka was diagnosed with breast cancer, standing next to Cindy Bell’s portrait of Goenka at the “Look Now” exhibition. (This and...
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What cancer taught one mom: Keep things as normal as possible
Levi Haddad, 4, with his mother, Laurin Haddad. Adopted when he was 1 day old, Levi was diagnosed with leukemia on his fourth birthday. (photo by Robert Mescavage) BY SUSAN KEETER Levi Haddad was about...
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Giving hope to youth affected by cancer
Charlie Poole at the H.O.P.E. event in May at the Baldwinsville YMCA with, from left, his mother, Lynda Poole, and Upstate Cancer Center nurse Kristen Thomas and social worker Stephanie Barry. In a...
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A chance to look at occupational and physical therapy careers
Physical therapist Nicole Conese, left, and Karen Renfroe demonstrate walking with a back support in the rehabilitation center at Upstate University Hospital’s Community campus. (photo by Susan Kahn)...
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‘Living a miracle’: Recovering from rare disorder that causes nerve damage,...
Barbara King, left, works with occupational therapist Kelly Ryan. (Photo by Susan Kahn) BY SUSAN KEETER March 16 was a typical day for Barbara King, 79. She cooked meals and did housekeeping for the...
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At higher risk for breast cancer, she’s vigilant about self-exams and doctor...
The flowers on Dakoata Wilcox’s forearm are a memorial to her mother, who was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 30 and died of a stroke at age 40. (Photo by Susan Kahn) BY SUSAN KEETER Dakoata Wilcox...
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Syracuse college students get taste of workaday world through Synergy...
Amani Mike, a student at SUNY College at Brockport, has a summer internship at Upstate Medical University, thanks to a partnership with Synergy. (Photo by Susan Keeter) By AMANI MIKE, Synergy Intern...
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Offering job training for young adults with disabilities
Graduation for the Project Search Class of 2018 was held in Upstate’s Weiskotten Hall on June 13. The graduates, from left: Richard Nguyen, Marquale Johnson, Mazjalay Mickle, Jade Johnson, Lakota...
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A new home, a difficult diagnosis
Pediatric oncologist Amy Caruso Brown, MD, with Fahima Farah. (photo by Susan Kahn) BY SUSAN KEETER Fahima Farah was 2 when her mother, Khadra Warsame, brought her to Upstate’s emergency department for...
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10 days in Ghana: Upstate volunteers help build community in Africa
Upstate nurse Meghan Lewis gives a Days for Girls reusable menstrual kit to a young mother at a market in Kumasi, Ghana. (PHOTO BY SUSAN KEETER) BY SUSAN KEETER Near the end of an 11-hour flight from...
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‘She’s alive today because of them’
Kaelynne Driscoll and Zulma Tovar-Spinoza, MD (PHOTO BY WILLIAM MUELLER) BY SUSAN KEETER Eight-year-old Kaelynne Driscoll and her father, Christopher, were riding an inner tube on Skaneateles Lake on...
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Talent and imagination: Teen artist spends chemotherapy time drawing original...
Sketches by Julia Nguyen, a 16-year-old being treated at Upstate for lymphoma. BY SUSAN KEETER A new sketchbook was the perfect gift for Julia Nguyen on Sept. 13, the day she was diagnosed with primary...
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A musician gives thanks: Violist’s hands were saved after life-threatening burns
Joan Dolinak, MD, and George Myers greet each other three years after she began treating him for life-threatening frostbite burns at Upstate’s Clark Burn Center. (PHOTOS BY SUSAN KAHN) BY SUSAN KEETER...
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Vegetable garden replaces smoking room
Bobby Little (left) and Matthew Potteiger discuss seeds for the Garden of Health at Toomey Abbott Towers. (PHOTO BY SUSAN KEETER) BY SUSAN KEETER Ronald Jackson remember when people congregated in the...
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First chemo … then vacation, for this Upstate patient
Margit Foti, who is being treated for bladder cancer, on the last day of her 24-week chemotherapy regimen. (PHOTO BY SUSAN KAHN) BY SUSAN KEETER “I am so sorry you have to give me this bad news,”...
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No bread, no dairy, no meat: Living with PKU means eating lots of vegetables,...
Ezekiel Sanford, 5, must eat a carefully monitored diet to avoid complications from phenylketonuria. (PHOTOS BY SUSAN KAHN) BY SUSAN KEETER Ezekiel Sanford was 2 days old when his Binghamton...
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