Cancer Patient Stories
December 22, 2013
Daughter’s Legacy Is Paying It Forward
When Pauline Wagnon’s mother, Virginia Thompson, was diagnosed with cancer in the mid-1940s and treated for free and cured at UAMS, Wagnon set her mind to paying it forward. Wagnon passed away September at age 89, but left behind a $185,268 life insurance gift to UAMS that not even her family knew about. Her family…
August 7, 2013
Volunteers Help Cancer Patients on the Road to Recovery
When John Ritchie had the chance to retire in 2013, he took it. But he’s not letting his lack of a job slow him down. “With all my free time, I decided to start volunteering,” said Ritchie, who formerly served as an information technology technician at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Working…
March 21, 2013
Myeloma Patients Enjoy Games, Each Other
March 21, 2013 | “I’m not sure about this because I’ve never played this game before, but I think I’ve got a bingo,” said Raymonna Jean of Haiti.
February 14, 2013
Knitting Group Provides Hope for Patients
Feb. 14, 2013 | A knitting group in Russellville is providing hope for breast cancer patients one breast prosthesis at a time.
August 6, 2012
Support from UAMS Helps Ann Elmore Live with Lymphedema
After undergoing surgery for breast cancer in 1997, Ann Elmore knew something wasn’t quite right with her left arm. “My arm would swell, and I would get it treated, time after time,” she said. In 2002, after numerous appointments with her doctors, she was referred to Dr. Reed Thompson at UAMS. Dr. Thompson diagnosed Ann, a retired…
December 22, 2011
Left Lung Removal Doesn’t Slow Cancer Survivor
Dec. 22, 2011 | Brad Welch, 57, doesn’t look or act like a lung cancer survivor who had his entire left lung removed just six months ago.
December 1, 2010
Rare Lung Procedure Saves Life
Dec. 1, 2010 | Before he came to UAMS, Paul Jones of Camden was preparing to die. The 67-year-old had a tumor on his left lung that had been discovered during a CT scan following an auto accident.
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