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Article: Transplant recipient dies at home, surrounded by family members
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- October 9, 2009
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A 28-year-old Fremont man whose battle with leukemia drew
widespread attention to the need for multiracial bone marrow donors
died this week at home, surrounded by family members.
Nick Glasgow beat tough odds to find a stem cell donor . He
underwent a transplant in August and, for a brief time, was cancer-
free.
But in late September, doctors gave him the devastating news that
the cancer cells had returned.
Glasgow spent his final days at home with his mother, Carole
Wiegand, at his side.
He chose to lessen his pain medication so that he could have a
clear head, according to a friend's Facebook posting. Despite his
discomfort, he continued to tell jokes and was determined to join
his family ...