HSCT Warriors

Warrior: Veena Kinni AI: Multiple Sclerosis HSCT: Cleveland Clinic, 2021 Superpower: ability to know inner strength How fully do you embrace opportunities to enjoy life? How do you promote a positive mindset? As a trained physician, it was hard for Veena as she transitioned to being a patient after she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in December of 2011. She began on a dis

To what extent are you able to eliminate stress from your life? Do you believe you can achieve whatever you put your mind to? To what extent are you aware of treatment options? Despite noticing some symptoms that interfered with walking and mobility, Janet postponed seeing doctors until after she retired from being a police officer. While Janet did not find her career to be stress

Warrior: Christian AI: Multiple Sclerosis HSCT: 11/3/23 at the Tom Baker Cancer Center in Calgary Superpower: body awareness What is your capacity for listening to your body? How well do you fare through complications? How comfortable are you with looking inward? After the numbness and tingling in his legs restricted his capacity to walk in the course of just a few weeks, Chris

Warrior: Fiona Mitten AI: Marburg’s variant of Multiple Sclerosis HSCT: 12/29/2011 Superpower: living in the moment Are you someone who believes that everything happens for a reason? How many moments do you treasure each day? Diagnosed 18 years ago after being hit by a drunk driver, several symptoms of multiple sclerosis like optic neuritis and paralysis onset and progressed so

Warrior: Ali Strong AI: Multiple Sclerosis HSCT: November 2017 Superpower: boundaries Are you someone who feels your emotions? Are you one to choose happiness? Do you find the present in every moment? The beginning of a new season offers the opportunity to check in with Ali and how she is faring, more than six years post-HSCT. Tune in to revisit the struggles with active multiple

Warrior: Matt LeFrance AI: Multiple Sclerosis HSCT: June-July 2022 Superpower: peace of mind How do you know what to expect? From whom do you seek feedback? How do you decide to take the next step? Diagnosed just after college at the young age of 25 when he experienced double vision and a variety of doctors had a hard time understanding what was going on, Matt was diagnosed after

Warrior: Mike AI: Multiple Sclerosis HSCT: January 17, 2022 Superpower: acceptance and grace Where does kindness hit you? To what extent do you seek grace? How well do you find acceptance? We first met Mike in Season 7, shortly after he found out about HSCT. After battling with insurance and seeking HSCT at different clinics in the United States, Mike considered a variety of fac

Warrior: Dr. Richard K. Burt AI: halter HSCT: pioneer Superpowers: vast knowledge, being patient-centric, caring for improvement in quality of life, facilitating clarity through education, and fortitude in human spirit With gratitude for the additional time to connect with Dr. Richard Burt and celebrate the recent publication of his latest book, Everyday Miracles: Curing multiple

Warrior: Dr. Richard K. Burt AI: Halter HSCT: Pioneer Superpowers: tenacity, resilience, curiosity, compassion, holistic approach With gratitude for time to connect with Dr. Richard K. Burt and celebrate the recent publication of his latest book, Everyday Miracles: Curing multiple sclerosis, scleroderma, and autoimmune diseases by hematopoietic stem cell transplant, we’re sharin

Warrior: Ali Strong AI: Multiple Sclerosis HSCT: November, 2017 Superpower: Acceptance What do you do for yourself that brings you joy? Are you someone who accepts moderation? To what extent do you find balance in life? Check in with Ali Strong to recount her experience finding her way to and through HSCT and learn how she is feeling now at more than five years post-transplant, i