August 9, 2010
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Schwartz Getting New Lease on Life
Mandi Schwartz (r) with Seattle Mariners pitcher Doug Fister. Photo courtesy of Ben VanHouten/Seattle Mariners
The following article featuring Yale forward Mandi Schwartz appeared August 8 on the NHL FanHouse Web site.
By John Hickey
SEATTLE -- Mandi Schwartz has had a good month.
August will turn out to be, quite literally, the month of her life
perhaps.
Schwartz, a 22-year-old member of the Yale women's hockey team,
was diagnosed in 2008 with acute myeloid leukemia. She needed a
stem cell transplant to survive and, for two years, a search to
find an adult bone marrow match was unsuccessful.
Complete article can be accessed via the FanHouse Web site by clicking here.
