[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 930]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              CITY OF HOPE 10,000TH BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentlewoman from California (Ms. Chu) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Ms. CHU. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to City of Hope, a 
renowned biomedical research and treatment center in my district. On 
January 13, City of Hope reached a milestone few in the world have ever 
achieved. Doctors performed their 10,000th bone marrow transplant, 34 
years after they completed one of the most successful transplants ever, 
and it was the first.
  But this is more than just another milestone. This is a time to 
remember the thousands of children and adults who have benefited from 
City of Hope. Patients like Rodrigo Nunez, a Mexican immigrant who, at 
the age of 17, became ill. After a transplant and the kindness of the 
community, he graduated from college. He has proudly spent over two 
decades as a nurse at City of Hope.
  Please join me in congratulating City of Hope for their achievement 
and wish them luck on the next 10,000.

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