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Past the gravel of the parking lot beside the Arthaus is a spacious tent, like those for grand wedding celebrations. Tree branches hang over the tiny square of stage, mulch-strewn,
Trustees of Reservations' wellness retreat June 10 at World's End in Hingham offers yoga, sound baths, drumming, guided meditation.
For Leo Goldman, saving his brother’s life was easier than he expected. “I just went in, and I woke up and my back hurt a little bit,” the 15-year-old Duxbury resident said of a bone marrow extraction for which he was sedated. “It hurt a little bit, but it wasn’t anything compared to what it would do (for my brother).” Stem cell transplants have now saved 12-year-old Mateo Goldman’s life twice in four years, after doctors diagnosed him with leukemia at age 8 and again last year. “It was the only treatment for the type of leukemia he has,” said the boy's aunt, Amy Leone of ...
Originally published on February 5, 2021 3:14 pm Every year, about 10,000 people in the U.S. need a stem cell transplant but can’t find a donor. The intense medical procedure, which can help those with leukemia, lymphoma, sickle cell anemia and other blood diseases, can save lives — but securing a donor can be like finding a needle in a haystack. Be The Match is a nonprofit, national registry where people can sign up to donate their stem cells. More than 35 million people around the world have volunteered — yet only a small percentage of those donors are Americans, and even the regis...
Diagnosed with cancer at age 8, Mateo Goldman needed something like a miracle. He got two A German strangerâs stem cells became the Massachusetts boyâs first bridge to life. But when his body rejected the treatment, where could he turn? By Linda MatchanUpdated December 22, 2020, 11:27 a.m. Email to a Friend It wasnât supposed to be a puppy. Not that he didnât love puppies. But what 9-year-old Mateo Goldman was really hoping for when he was referred to the Make-A-Wish Foundation in January 2018 was much more unusual than a pet. Make-A-Wish grants wishes to critically ill ch...