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DiscoveriesA two-time bone marrow donor makes helping people his profession
Growing up, Jake Purnell had never dreamed of having a career as a nurse, until he attended an event to support a classmate with leukemia.
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Growing up, Jake Purnell had never dreamed of having a career as a nurse, until he attended an event to support a classmate with leukemia.
Joseph Shavit