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Multiple Media Outlets Highlight Reunion Between Temple Patient and ICU Nurses

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Multiple media outlets captured a heartwarming reunion on November 13: Temple patient Zipporah Washington, a young mother who beat an invasive tumor that attacked her heart while completing nursing school, reunited with the nurses who cared for her for the first time since leaving the hospital. Nurses Robin Johnson and Nathalie Nelson-Sealy shared the qualities that stood out about Zipporah and the emotions they felt reuniting with her. Eman A. Hamad, MD, Director of the Cardio-Oncology Program at Temple University Hospital, and Michael Bromberg, MD, MPH, Chief of the Section of Hematology at Temple University Hospital, shared the details of Zipporah’s treatment plan. CBS News Philadelphia, 6abc, NBC10, Fox29, and Philly Voice captured the reunion.