NANCY MORGAN
Nancy Morgan and I were born the same
year, 1955; but we did not meet until
after my 2nd Birthday. We met at
Lakewood Hospital, in Lakewood, Ohio,
in the Pediatric Ward. We shared the
same room. Our beds were next to each
other.
I was there for reconstructive orthopaedic
surgery, but Nancy was fighting a much
more complicated illness. She had Leukemia.
My recovery took about a year, with
several extended stays in the hospital,
and it seemed that Nancy Morgan always
shared my room. We were friends, by
virture of sharing the hospital
experiences together.
Our Moms became friends, and they kept
in contact over the years, and we
visited with the Morgans on several
occasions.
By 1947 Boston pathologist Sidney
Farber believed from past experiments
that aminopterin, a folic acid mimic,
could potentially cure leukemia in children.
The majority of the children with ALL
(Acute Lymphatic Leukemia) who were
tested, showed signs of improvement
in their bone marrow, but none of them
were actually cured. This, however,
led to further experiments.
In 1962, researchers Emil J. Freireich,
Jr. and Emil Freireich, III, used
combination chemotherapy to attempt to
cure leukemia. The tests were successful
with some patients surviving long after
the tests.
While these treatments may have sustained
and extended Nancy's life, the after
effects took their toll on Nancy's small
body. At one point, Nancy lost all of
her pretty blonde hair.
Mrs. Morgan lovingly created a wig for
Nancy, until her own hair could grow back.
Nancy's battle with Leukemia continued
on and off for 7 years. And Little
Nancy Ann Morgan died on Tuesday,
October 06, 1964. She went to meet
Jesus with a Halo of pure white loose
ringed curls, of her own hair.
I was 9 years old. And in all these
years since, I have never forgotten
Nancy Morgan. In fact, I have told
Nancy's story many times, since she
passed away.
By 1968, the Medical World had
discovered, tested, and successfully
cured certain forms of Leukemia,
with Bone Marrow Transplants. Too
late to have helped Nancy, but
countless others have been saved since.
In January of 1993, I became a tested
member of the "Be The Match" Bone
Marrow Registry, and continue to be
prepared, if I am found to be
a match.
Always, In Memory of Nancy Morgan.
Nancy was survived by her parents,
Paul R. and Ruth (nee Baler) Morgan;
her brother, Harry C.Morgan; her sister,
Janet Morgan; and her grandmother,
Anna Baler.
Please visit: BeTheMatch.org
(Written by Patti Johnson)
Nancy Morgan and I were born the same
year, 1955; but we did not meet until
after my 2nd Birthday. We met at
Lakewood Hospital, in Lakewood, Ohio,
in the Pediatric Ward. We shared the
same room. Our beds were next to each
other.
I was there for reconstructive orthopaedic
surgery, but Nancy was fighting a much
more complicated illness. She had Leukemia.
My recovery took about a year, with
several extended stays in the hospital,
and it seemed that Nancy Morgan always
shared my room. We were friends, by
virture of sharing the hospital
experiences together.
Our Moms became friends, and they kept
in contact over the years, and we
visited with the Morgans on several
occasions.
By 1947 Boston pathologist Sidney
Farber believed from past experiments
that aminopterin, a folic acid mimic,
could potentially cure leukemia in children.
The majority of the children with ALL
(Acute Lymphatic Leukemia) who were
tested, showed signs of improvement
in their bone marrow, but none of them
were actually cured. This, however,
led to further experiments.
In 1962, researchers Emil J. Freireich,
Jr. and Emil Freireich, III, used
combination chemotherapy to attempt to
cure leukemia. The tests were successful
with some patients surviving long after
the tests.
While these treatments may have sustained
and extended Nancy's life, the after
effects took their toll on Nancy's small
body. At one point, Nancy lost all of
her pretty blonde hair.
Mrs. Morgan lovingly created a wig for
Nancy, until her own hair could grow back.
Nancy's battle with Leukemia continued
on and off for 7 years. And Little
Nancy Ann Morgan died on Tuesday,
October 06, 1964. She went to meet
Jesus with a Halo of pure white loose
ringed curls, of her own hair.
I was 9 years old. And in all these
years since, I have never forgotten
Nancy Morgan. In fact, I have told
Nancy's story many times, since she
passed away.
By 1968, the Medical World had
discovered, tested, and successfully
cured certain forms of Leukemia,
with Bone Marrow Transplants. Too
late to have helped Nancy, but
countless others have been saved since.
In January of 1993, I became a tested
member of the "Be The Match" Bone
Marrow Registry, and continue to be
prepared, if I am found to be
a match.
Always, In Memory of Nancy Morgan.
Nancy was survived by her parents,
Paul R. and Ruth (nee Baler) Morgan;
her brother, Harry C.Morgan; her sister,
Janet Morgan; and her grandmother,
Anna Baler.
Please visit: BeTheMatch.org
(Written by Patti Johnson)
NANCY MORGAN
Nancy Morgan and I were born the same
year, 1955; but we did not meet until
after my 2nd Birthday. We met at
Lakewood Hospital, in Lakewood, Ohio,
in the Pediatric Ward. We shared the
same room. Our beds were next to each
other.
I was there for reconstructive orthopaedic
surgery, but Nancy was fighting a much
more complicated illness. She had Leukemia.
My recovery took about a year, with
several extended stays in the hospital,
and it seemed that Nancy Morgan always
shared my room. We were friends, by
virture of sharing the hospital
experiences together.
Our Moms became friends, and they kept
in contact over the years, and we
visited with the Morgans on several
occasions.
By 1947 Boston pathologist Sidney
Farber believed from past experiments
that aminopterin, a folic acid mimic,
could potentially cure leukemia in children.
The majority of the children with ALL
(Acute Lymphatic Leukemia) who were
tested, showed signs of improvement
in their bone marrow, but none of them
were actually cured. This, however,
led to further experiments.
In 1962, researchers Emil J. Freireich,
Jr. and Emil Freireich, III, used
combination chemotherapy to attempt to
cure leukemia. The tests were successful
with some patients surviving long after
the tests.
While these treatments may have sustained
and extended Nancy's life, the after
effects took their toll on Nancy's small
body. At one point, Nancy lost all of
her pretty blonde hair.
Mrs. Morgan lovingly created a wig for
Nancy, until her own hair could grow back.
Nancy's battle with Leukemia continued
on and off for 7 years. And Little
Nancy Ann Morgan died on Tuesday,
October 06, 1964. She went to meet
Jesus with a Halo of pure white loose
ringed curls, of her own hair.
I was 9 years old. And in all these
years since, I have never forgotten
Nancy Morgan. In fact, I have told
Nancy's story many times, since she
passed away.
By 1968, the Medical World had
discovered, tested, and successfully
cured certain forms of Leukemia,
with Bone Marrow Transplants. Too
late to have helped Nancy, but
countless others have been saved since.
In January of 1993, I became a tested
member of the "Be The Match" Bone
Marrow Registry, and continue to be
prepared, if I am found to be
a match.
Always, In Memory of Nancy Morgan.
Nancy was survived by her parents,
Paul R. and Ruth (nee Baler) Morgan;
her brother, Harry C.Morgan; her sister,
Janet Morgan; and her grandmother,
Anna Baler.
Please visit: BeTheMatch.org
(Written by Patti Johnson)
Nancy Morgan and I were born the same
year, 1955; but we did not meet until
after my 2nd Birthday. We met at
Lakewood Hospital, in Lakewood, Ohio,
in the Pediatric Ward. We shared the
same room. Our beds were next to each
other.
I was there for reconstructive orthopaedic
surgery, but Nancy was fighting a much
more complicated illness. She had Leukemia.
My recovery took about a year, with
several extended stays in the hospital,
and it seemed that Nancy Morgan always
shared my room. We were friends, by
virture of sharing the hospital
experiences together.
Our Moms became friends, and they kept
in contact over the years, and we
visited with the Morgans on several
occasions.
By 1947 Boston pathologist Sidney
Farber believed from past experiments
that aminopterin, a folic acid mimic,
could potentially cure leukemia in children.
The majority of the children with ALL
(Acute Lymphatic Leukemia) who were
tested, showed signs of improvement
in their bone marrow, but none of them
were actually cured. This, however,
led to further experiments.
In 1962, researchers Emil J. Freireich,
Jr. and Emil Freireich, III, used
combination chemotherapy to attempt to
cure leukemia. The tests were successful
with some patients surviving long after
the tests.
While these treatments may have sustained
and extended Nancy's life, the after
effects took their toll on Nancy's small
body. At one point, Nancy lost all of
her pretty blonde hair.
Mrs. Morgan lovingly created a wig for
Nancy, until her own hair could grow back.
Nancy's battle with Leukemia continued
on and off for 7 years. And Little
Nancy Ann Morgan died on Tuesday,
October 06, 1964. She went to meet
Jesus with a Halo of pure white loose
ringed curls, of her own hair.
I was 9 years old. And in all these
years since, I have never forgotten
Nancy Morgan. In fact, I have told
Nancy's story many times, since she
passed away.
By 1968, the Medical World had
discovered, tested, and successfully
cured certain forms of Leukemia,
with Bone Marrow Transplants. Too
late to have helped Nancy, but
countless others have been saved since.
In January of 1993, I became a tested
member of the "Be The Match" Bone
Marrow Registry, and continue to be
prepared, if I am found to be
a match.
Always, In Memory of Nancy Morgan.
Nancy was survived by her parents,
Paul R. and Ruth (nee Baler) Morgan;
her brother, Harry C.Morgan; her sister,
Janet Morgan; and her grandmother,
Anna Baler.
Please visit: BeTheMatch.org
(Written by Patti Johnson)
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