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Kelsey Bishop’s leukemia was treated with a German man’s bone marrow. Five years later, she got to ‘hug his neck and thank him’
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Kelsey Bishop is celebrating five years Sept. 19 since a bone marrow transplant saved her life following a cancer diagnosis. She recently took a trip to Denmark and visited her donor and wants to raise awareness for the Be The Match registry. - photo by Scott Rogers
After years of battling leukemia, Kelsey Bishop found hope, and life, under a red cap. In the midst of her recovery, the 29-year-old Gainesville resident was on a trip to Denmark. She learned the German man who had donated the bone marrow stem cells she needed for treatment was also vacationing nearby on the Baltic Sea coast, a short ferry ride away. They arranged to meet; he told her he would be wearing a red cap.
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Gainesville's Past Our Prime to compete in Sweetwater 420 Fest Battle of the Bands finals in Atlanta
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Gainesville's own rock band, Past Our Prime, is gearing up for a big night in Atlanta this Saturday, April 5, as they compete in the Sweetwater 420 Fest Battle of the Bands finals at Pullman Yards. Photo provided by Past Our Prime.
Gainesville's own rock band, Past Our Prime, is gearing up for a big night in Atlanta this Saturday, April 5, as they compete in the Sweetwater 420 Fest Battle of the Bands finals at Pullman Yards.
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