Category Archives: fundraising

Pictures of cheer: Young photographers aim to brighten days of kids at Upstate Cancer Center

Posted on July 10, 2017 by

BY JIM HOWE A recent patient and his 8-year-old twin are using their love of animals to spread cheer to other youngsters being treated at the Upstate Cancer Center. Ashton Miller, a third-grader from Fayetteville, has received drug infusions at … Continue reading →

Posted in cancer, community, entertainment, fundraising, health care, kidney/renal/nephrology, patient story, Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital/pediatrics

A detour: Medical student learns about health care as a patient

Posted on June 28, 2017 by

BY AMBER SMITH Medical student Alex Paley was in his third year of medical school when he was diagnosed with a brain tumor on Jan. 18 and underwent emergency surgery. He has been in treatment since then. He would much … Continue reading →

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Adventurer sees what’s possible

Posted on June 16, 2017 by

Tim Conners of Fulton is a blind adventurer who set out to — and did — summit Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak. He set out in late May, after graduating from Ithaca College, and reached the summit in early June. … Continue reading →

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Ailing med student Alex Paley: ‘A brilliant mind, a true friend’

Posted on February 8, 2017 by

Mckinzie Neggers, a third-year medical student, left Binghamton at 5 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 5 to join Upstate classmates in Syracuse for the “I’m with Alex” fundraising run at Fleet Feet Sports. Neggers and classmates organized the run in honor of … Continue reading →

Posted in brain/neurology, cancer, community, education, entertainment, family medicine, fundraising, health care, illness, medical education, medical student, patient story, physical therapy/rehabilitation, surgery

Art from adversity: Students transform radiation masks into artistic décor

Posted on December 6, 2016 by

BY LILY GRENIS “Everything will be OK. I’ll be in a better place. I love you.” Amina Gingold’s mother spoke these words to her while dying of colon cancer. Gingold paid tribute to her mother by embellishing these phrases with … Continue reading →

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Grateful patient loses his voice … creates Voice of PALS

Posted on September 19, 2016 by

BY BETHANN KISTNER Cliff Maus woke up one morning with slurred speech. He and his wife knew something was wrong, but neither imagined he would be diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. After several … Continue reading →

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Grateful parents: They support surgeon’s mission to remedy hydrocephalus without surgery

Posted on June 24, 2016 by

BY JIM HOWE The urge to help a 6-year-old Vernon girl and others with a painful disorder has inspired her parents and her surgeon. Tom and Kim Clough’s daughter, Elyse, has a condition in which fluid builds up to dangerous … Continue reading →

Posted in brain/spine/neurosurgery, fundraising, health care, HealthLink on Air, illness, patient story, research, surgery, Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital/pediatrics

Thousands need care: Scientist responds in earthquake aftermath

Posted on June 23, 2016 by

By AMBER SMITH When a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Ecuador on April 16, Anna Stewart Ibarra, PhD, transformed herself from scientist into leader of a relief team. Stewart Ibarra is an infectious disease expert from Upstate working in Ecuador to … Continue reading →

Posted in community, fundraising, health care, HealthLink on Air, infectious disease, international health care, public health, research, volunteers

17 years later, a grateful patient gives back

Posted on June 6, 2016 by

As a 13-year old boy, Colin LaReaux enjoyed sports, video games and movies. However, after feeling tired and finding a lump that did not respond to antibiotics, testing determined that LaReaux had Hodgkin disease. His parents researched the best health … Continue reading →

Posted in adolescents, cancer, community, entertainment, fundraising, health care, illness, mental health/emotional health, patient story, Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital/pediatrics, volunteers

Want to support Paige’s fund for kids with cancer but reluctant to run a race?

Posted on March 24, 2016 by

Alan Pack remembers the spring day in 2010 when Chris Arnold visited his running group to talk about his daughter, Paige, and the children’s cancer fund that was created in her memory. Pack’s running group — the 10-week No Boundaries  program … Continue reading →

Posted in cancer, entertainment, fitness, fundraising, research, Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital/pediatrics