Meet Grateful Patients

Heath underwent a heart transplant when he was eleven months old. Now ten, Duke Children's and his supportive family give Heath all the tools he needs...

When Paige Walker was diagnosed with cancer she knew she wanted to best care and treatment possible. She says Duke went far beyond her expectations.

Two-time lung cancer survivor Bob Norris has taken up a new hobby to show his support for Duke Cancer Institute: skydiving. In 2017, just before his...

Though she has battled melanoma that spread to her brain, Tricia Gallagher says that cancer has changed her life, and not in a negative way.

"It's...

Small bowel cancer survivor Jim Slaughter says he gets more out of volunteering than he puts in. He encourages others to volunteer with the Duke...

Nanette Hartley of Raleigh, North Carolina has two master's degrees and led an accomplished career in hospital administration and business.

Leslie Love, 59, has been volunteering with the Duke Cancer Patient Support Program for more than 11 years now, assisting patients in the chemo room...