Because he wants to create video games and we have helped him chase his dreams.
Marlow Robinson, age 20
Marlow has a problem typical of young men his age. He has to decide on a career path. He loves to draw and loves to cook. Should he be a graphic designer, specializing in video games, or should he be a chef?
When he was 3, Marlow faced a problem most children will never face. He was diagnosed with neuroblastoma. Marlow had a tumor that started in his abdomen, went up into his chest and stretched around his windpipe.
He underwent a bone marrow transplant (BMT) at Cincinnati Children's, which was one of only a few US hospitals then performing BMT for neuroblastoma as part of a clinical study to find better treatments for this disease.
Richard Harris, MD, then director of the BMT unit, said at the time: "It's a very toxic procedure, not one undertaken lightly. We don't do it merely to extend life a year or two. We do it to win a lifetime."
Marlow won his battle against cancer and is forging ahead with his life. Today he's in school, exploring his career options.
