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Episode 7: A Caregiver's Support Group for Bone Marrow Transplant Patients

February 02, 2023 • Gerry Steele is a Kathy’s House ally and healthcare communication professional. For more than a decade, she's had the privilege to share the experiences of individuals going through life-changing medical journeys and learn from their courage and wisdom.

Natalie McAndrew, RN, and Ellie Englebrecht join us to talk about the bone marrow transplant caregiver’s support group they’re offering at Kathy’s House. When the doses of chemotherapy or radiation needed to cure a cancer are so high that a person's bone marrow stem cells will be permanently damaged or destroyed by the treatment, a bone marrow transplant may be needed. The journey is long and unique for these individuals and their loved ones. Last year, at Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Network in Milwaukee alone, more than 300 people received bone marrow transplants – and many were guests at Kathy’s House.