Daniel Ramos, 40, acute myeloblastic leukemia, Attleboro, with daughter, Leia Ramos (8), wife, Katharine Ramos, sister, Lidia Thomas, and Dr. Richard Stone, Chief of Staff and Director, Translational Research, Adult Leukemia Program, Dana-Farber wit his doctor, Dr. Richard Stone

? Daniel had noticed his energy and endurance levels were very low and spoke to his
doctor about it at his annual physical. Subsequent bloodwork showed very high
white blood cell counts and he was told to go to the emergency room at Brigham
and Women's as they were confident it was Leukemia. This took place at the height
of the pandemic, which meant he could not have any visitors with him, making it a
very solitary experience. Upon being admitted to the emergency room, he was
introduced to Dr. Richard Stone and Ilene Galinsky who were able to shed light on a
dark situation. In a world where the word "hero" seems to be thrown around a little

too easily, they are true heroes. The nurses on the seventh floor were also absolute
angels and treated him like extended family made the situation a bit easier.
? His treatment consisted of induction chemotherapy and a research drug called
Crenolanib that targets the mutation that he had. The treatments were successful in
getting him into full remission. Due to his mutation, Daniel also underwent a stem
cell transplant, for which his sister was a perfect match, to try to achieve a lasting
cure. He is doing very well and is still in remission so far, up for immunizations 24
months post-transplant.
? Daniel loves to work on and restore cars and motorized equipment as well as
camping and helping people.
? He is a regional maintenance director for Healthtrax Fitness & Wellness
? Daniel, born and raised in New England, is proud of Boston's Dana-Farber. He feels
the next-level care you get when walking into Dana-Farber is unmatched by any
other hospital he has ever been in. He also feels Brigham is another of the greatest
hospitals around, as they saved his mom's life with a quadruple bypass.

Acute myeloblastic leukemia facts
? AML is one of the most common types of leukemia in adults. Still, AML is fairly rare
overall, accounting for only about 1% of all cancers.
? American Cancer Society predicts there will be about 20,050 new cases of AML in
2022.
? Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) starts in the bone marrow (the soft inner part of
certain bones, where new blood cells are made), but most often it quickly moves
into the blood, as well. It can sometimes spread to other parts of the body including
the lymph nodes, liver, spleen, central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), and
testicles.
? Most often, AML develops from cells that would turn into white blood cells (other
than lymphocytes), but sometimes AML develops in other types of blood-forming
cells. The different types of AML are discussed in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Subtypes and Prognostic Factors.

? Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has many other names, including acute myelocytic
leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, acute granulocytic leukemia, and acute
non-lymphocytic leukemia.

? Dr. Stone received his MD in 1981 from Harvard Medical School, his internal
medicine residency training at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and his
hematology-oncology fellowship at Dana-Farber.
? He has performed numerous laboratory and clinical studies on acute leukemia and
related disorders, and frequently participates in grand rounds worldwide sharing his
knowledge with other professionals.