ER Visit for Fall Leads to Cancer Diagnosis for 52-Year-Old Nurse

Donna Ford, a nurse, was diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia after being diagnosed with a subdural hematoma. She became the third patient in the US to undergo a new minimally invasive type of treatment where tiny catheter tubes are snaked up through the groin area into the brain to block the artery in the brain that's feeding the bleed. The surgery may be minimally invasive, but the results can be dramatic, and in a matter of 24 to 48 hours, patients are basically back to normal without having to undergo neurosurgical intervention in the brain. Today, Ford has finished her last of four rounds of chemotherapy and will continue to go for follow-up appointments.