Health & Fitness
Philadelphia Nurse, Cancer Survivor Reunites With Temple Hospital Team That Saved Her Life
"Very overwhelming, and it was devastating because all I wanted to do was go to school," former patient Zipporah Washington, 34, said.
Novemebr 14, 2025
An emotional reunion at Temple University Hospital Thursday, where a former patient was able to thank the teams that helped save her life.
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Zipporah Washington, 34, was in nursing school last year when she felt stabbing pains in her chest and was diagnosed with advanced Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
"Very overwhelming, and it was devastating because all I wanted to do was go to school," Washington said.
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