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Katie's long road to recovery after transplant

Within days of arriving home in June 2006, Stacy Trebing is alarmed when she notices a rash traveling up Katie's belly and back.

Trips to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan provide a diagnosis: mild graft versus host disease. This means that Christopher's marrow is rattling Katie's body, causing angry red bumps.

Katie will need oral steroids for four to six months...

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