Patient Stories
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Posts tagged "Cancer"
Breast Cancer Never Crossed Her Mind: Kim’s Story
May 3, 2024
Kim, pictured with her husband in the lobby at UPHS – Portage. An active mom, grandmother and owner of Somero Farm in Hancock, Kim doesn’t have much time to worry about what-ifs. Despite her many roles and busy day-to-day life, Kim still makes time to focus on her health. For her,...
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2023 Hope Starts Here Sponsors — the Livermore family, in Honor of Rebecca Livermore
May 23, 2023
Rebecca (Way) Livermore with her husband, Shane, and their daughters, Lennon and Presley Marquette, Michigan | May 23, 2023 — When reflecting on her sister’s legacy, it’s Rebecca’s strength, resiliency, and perseverance that Molly Livermore quickly recalls. Rebecca was a wife, mother of two beautiful daughters, a successful financial advisor, a...
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My First Mammogram Saved my Life | Renee's Story
October 4, 2022
Renee went in for her first routine mammogram and life decided to throw an unexpected storm her way.
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Unstoppable | Robin's Story
July 20, 2022
“I want to thank the amazing team of women that took care of me because, without them, my life would look a lot different."
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Diane never gave up. So her cancer did.
May 9, 2016
“My quality of care was excellent,” she says. “I wouldn’t go anywhere else, and I actually filled out my application to work here (at UPHS – Marquette Hematology/Oncology) while I was getting a chemo treatment.” It wasn’t long after that she was part of the cancer care team.
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Turning the Page on a Cancer Diagnosis
December 1, 2015
Frank was relatively healthy. But during routine health testing, his family physician, UP Health System Portage’s Dr. William Anderson, Sr., suspected an abnormality in Frank’s blood work.
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