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Local Korean American Searching for Bone Marrow Donor

  Lori Nam, a Potomac, Md. resident, was diagnosed with Stage IV non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2009  at the age of 30.   During the 5 years following her diagnosis, Nam underwent surgeries, bone marrow biopsies and harvesting, countless scans and tests and 23 rounds of high dose chemotherapy and infusions. She achieved remission in February 2010, then relapsed in March 2012 and again in …

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PROFILE: Brian Pak

By Susan R. Paisner Photo Credit: Susan Paisner Officer Brian Pak takes his duties very seriously. In one case, after he helped an elderly woman who had been in a minor traffic accident he followed up over the course of several weeks by calling her, even stopping by her home, to ensure she was all right. She called him to …

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