Select photos from Schneider's cancer experiences...
Schneider's oncologist, Sandra Horning. Schneider during apheresis, a process in which a
machine removes a patient's stem cells from his/her
blood. The stem cells are cleansed and reinjected
in the autologous bone marrow transplant.
Schneider doing a practice run in front of the linear The linear accelerator, the machine that would give
accelerator, the machine that would give him radiation. Schneider radiation.
He had to stand perfectly still while the machine was
irradiating him. Lead plates were fashioned that hung
in front of his lungs so they weren't damaged.
After radiation, Schneider had to live in a clean Dr. Karl Blume, one of the pioneers of bone marrow
room at the hospital for about three weeks. Here, transplantation, and Fellow Aleksandra Simic, M.D., mak-
he gives the thumbs up after enduring the reinjection ing rounds in the bone marrow unit. Simic can be seen
of his stem cells in the bone marrow transplant. perfoming Schneider's bone marrow transplant in the
picture to the left. (She's to the left of the bed.)
Here, Schneider displays his fancy bath Schneider was vigilant about wearing his mask,
robe and his rack of medicines. even inside the clean room, after the doors to
the room had been open, as he did not want to
risk infection while immuno-compromised.
Schneider's dedicated wife, Terry Root, Despite suffering extreme exhaustion, Schneider,
spent 14+ hours per day at the too, found the energy to work while in the
hospital when Schneider was in the clean room.
clean room. Many times, she had to
conduct business from the clean room.
The nurses thought he was crazy, but that didn't But, Schneider found time for friends, too. Here
stop Schneider from spending hours each day sit three members of Schneider's fan club, who
catching up on e-mail while in the clean room. visited him in the clean room frequently: Hal
Mooney, Gretchen Daily, and Paul Ehrlich.
Schneider's family was incredibly supportive as When Schneider was well enough to leave the clean
well. In this photo, his brother-in-law, Bryan, room for short periods of time, he would roam the
sports his clean room gear. halls with the nurses -- whom he calls a patient's best
friends -- for exercise.
When Schneider was let out of the hospital, the
first trip he made was to New York City, to visit
his father.