Weldon
In the spring of 2004, Weldon Diana was occupied with the normal concerns of a college sophomore: finishing final exams at the University of Pennsylvania before heading home to New York City for a summer of fun. Everything changed when he discovered a near golf-ball-sized lump in his groin, which was the first symptom of what would later be diagnosed as a rare and aggressive form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Weldon's extraordinary experience with the disease inspired him to change career plans, taking him away from the field of finance and into the world of medicine, where he hopes to one day be able to give something back.
Dr. Trippett
There are two general types of lymphoma found in children, Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Days after his twenty-first birthday, Weldon was diagnosed with Burkitt's lymphoma, a high grade form of non-Hodgkin's. Dr. Trippett, head of the pediatric lymphoma service, helped Weldon to overcome the disease that threatened his life.
