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Vanessa Davis - Appendix Cancer Patient

After a visit to the emergency room for a kidney stone, Vanessa Davis later learned she had appendix cancer.
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Breast Cancer Patient Devora Ascott Black

After finding out her breast cancer had progressed while receiving treatment at another institution, Devora decided to seek care at Wake Forest Baptist.
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Amputee Patient Hugh Gerlach

Hugh would not let losing his hands and feet from a strep virus limit him from living his life.
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Expert orthopaedic care gets soccer family past two torn ACLs.
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Breast Cancer Patient Dana Ingoglia

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