Tag: bone marrow transplant

Michael’s Story

I’ll never forget the doctor looking up at me and saying two words, “cancer” & “chemo.” These were words that were told only to other people, not me. Feeling rundown, lethargic, short of breath, bruising very easily, my mouth full of sores and my skin tone very pale, at the age of 48, I was…

Viviendo! She’s Never Lost Her Voice

When soprano Barbara Padilla took the stage on “America’s Got Talent” in 2009 and performed a stunning rendition of “Con to Partiro,” a star was born. “That was the greatest single vocal performance we’ve ever had on ‘America’s Got Talent,’” said judge Piers Morgan. Padilla eventually won second place, but she comes in first when…