A pediatric oncology nurse remembers her first patient
August 25, 2025
COLLEEN NIXON with Michael
Note: September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
By MICHELLE VISCO
WAKEFIELD — Colleen Nixon, a Wakefield resident and retired pediatric oncology nurse from Boston Children’s Hospital, reflects back on one of her first patients from 1987, Michael, an 18-month-old with an aggressive form of leukemia, in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness…
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