Month: October 2023

Makenna DeMatteo

Makenna DeMatteo

By Maggie Cameron / October 11, 2023 / Comments Off on Makenna DeMatteo

Makenna is 14 years old and was diagnosed with EHE in June 2022. Makenna shared about her EHE diagnosis, “It has changed my life by showing me that I should be grateful for the things I have in my life. Examples of those would be my family, my friends, just being able to take a […]

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Bridget Zito⁠

Bridget Zito

By Maggie Cameron / October 11, 2023 / Comments Off on Bridget Zito

“The most difficult part of being diagnosed with EHE and living with it is how much it has changed me and my family. I have been so sick, I have lost so much weight, I barely have any energy, and I experience pain every day. My EHE is only in my liver. My family and […]

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Aimee Liebert

Aimee Liebert

By Maggie Cameron / October 11, 2023 / Comments Off on Aimee Liebert

Who or what inspires you most to keep fighting for a cure, and why? “My family, friends and support system. As well as all other patients who have been diagnosed with EHE and all those around them. Since EHE is a different path for each patient, and we still don’t understand how it happens/what causes […]

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Colin Straub⁠

Colin Straub

By Maggie Cameron / October 11, 2023 / Comments Off on Colin Straub

Colin was diagnosed in 2021 with this one-in-a-million cancer. “EHE has changed my life because it has limited some of the sports and activities I can do. Before my diagnosis I had a lot of abdominal pain that impacted the sports I love, but with treatment I am able to keep playing baseball and basketball […]

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Amy Houston

Amy Houston

By Maggie Cameron / October 11, 2023 / Comments Off on Amy Houston

“EHE has changed every aspect of my life, and surprisingly, a lot of them, for the good. You think of a cancer diagnosis affecting the physical body, which it does. But for me, the most challenging part has been in my mind. Coming to terms with this new unwanted adjective/label, cancer patient, has been surreal. […]

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EHE Global Advocacy Meeting, Milan, Italy

EHE Global Research Convened in Milan, Italy

By The EHE Foundation / October 2, 2023 / Comments Off on EHE Global Research Convened in Milan, Italy

In September 2023, EHE Director of Research Denise Robinson met over three days in Milan, Italy, with patient advocates and researchers to discuss EHE research funded by this community. Exciting progress is happening in this multi-national collaborative research under the leadership of Dr. Silvia Stacchiotti and Dr. Nadia Zaffaroni (Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS, Milan), and […]

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