Five years after being diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma - a rare form of bone cancer, Brandon fulfilled his dream of playing baseball at Mansfield Stadium when he took to the Bangor field in early May to play in his first JV Bangor Baseball game. Brandon and his mom credit the doctors at Eastern Maine Medical Center for not only saving his life, but ensuring he can play the sports he loves.
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Brandon's Dream
Five years after being diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma - a rare form of bone cancer, Brandon fulfilled his dream of playing baseball at Mansfield Stadium when he took to the Bangor field in early May to play in his first JV Bangor Baseball game. Brandon and his mom credit the doctors at Eastern Maine Medical Center for not only saving his life, but ensuring he can play the sports he loves.
Monday, July 1, 2013
Logan Hanson
Eight years ago, Logan Hanson was told she had a 14-centimeter thick tumor in the center of her chest. A few days later she was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphatic leukemia and began chemotherapy. Two months into starting chemotherapy, Logan developed a serious infection which was later diagnosed as C. difficile. Many at that time feared her condition was so bad that her family should brace for the worst and make her comfortable until she passed. This is when one of the many miracles that Logan has been blessed with happened.
In what was her last hope, Logan underwent an emergency surgery right in her hospital room. She was put into a drug-induced coma and throughout the next week and a half underwent several smaller surgeries. Fortunately, the surgeries were successful and saved her life. Unfortunately though, she still had leukemia and now also faced a number of new challenges as a result of the surgeries. For weeks, she underwent intense physical and occupational therapy in order to learn how to walk again, take care of herself, and get her body strong enough to once again start chemotherapy. In January 2006, Logan underwent brain radiation, total body irradiation, and an intense regimen of chemotherapy. One month later, received a stem cell transplant with cells donated by her identical twin sister, Destiney.
Today, Logan is a student at the University of Maine where she is working toward her nursing degree, and this summer she is working in EMMC’s Nutrition Services Department.
In what was her last hope, Logan underwent an emergency surgery right in her hospital room. She was put into a drug-induced coma and throughout the next week and a half underwent several smaller surgeries. Fortunately, the surgeries were successful and saved her life. Unfortunately though, she still had leukemia and now also faced a number of new challenges as a result of the surgeries. For weeks, she underwent intense physical and occupational therapy in order to learn how to walk again, take care of herself, and get her body strong enough to once again start chemotherapy. In January 2006, Logan underwent brain radiation, total body irradiation, and an intense regimen of chemotherapy. One month later, received a stem cell transplant with cells donated by her identical twin sister, Destiney.
Today, Logan is a student at the University of Maine where she is working toward her nursing degree, and this summer she is working in EMMC’s Nutrition Services Department.
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