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Fort Collins father beats leukemia after son donates stem cells to save his life

A Fort Collins family is celebrating a second chance at life after a son donated stem cells to his father, who was battling a stubborn and complex case of leukemia.

June 22, 2026
Wayne with his sons at his beside pose for picture in hospital room.

"We said, we have a big problem here, Wayne. We’ve got to do a complete stem cell transplant here. Your bone marrow is really, really heavily diseased,” Dr. Luke Mountjoy of the Colorado Blood Cancer Institute said.

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Published:
June 22, 2026
Location:
HCA HealthONE Presbyterian St. Luke's

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