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Graft Versus Host Disease

Brain Infection Plagues Paterson Teacher Amid Cancer Battle Brain Infection Plagues Paterson Teacher Amid Cancer Battle
Brain Infection Plagues Paterson Teacher Amid Cancer Battle After battling leukemia, braving multiple rounds of chemotherapy, and receiving a life-saving stem cell transplant from an anonymous donor, Emily Setteducato thought her medical woes were over.  The 28-year-old Paterson elementary school teacher had left the hospital, returned to the classroom, celebrated a birthday, and was back to planning a future with her long-time boyfriend, Will.  But now, the Saddle Brook woman is battling an infection in her brain, complicated by a weakened immune system still reeling from her cancer treatment, her sister Jackie Griffin writes in a GoFundM…