Tag: Joseph Tagaban

Petersburg resident Joseph Tagaban recovers from stem cell transplant in Seattle

by Rachel Cassandra | Jan 18, 2023 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0

Petersburg resident Joseph Tagaban, who is fifteen years old, has been in and out of cancer treatment for two years. He’s now in remission and received a stem-cell transplant in December in Seattle to help protect his health. The family is waiting for his neutrophil counts to be high enough for him to leave the hospital.

Petersburg comes together over 13-year-old battling cancer

by Angela Denning | Feb 17, 2021 | Featured News, Local News, News, Syndicated | 0

The small town of Petersburg is like many in Alaska these days, finding its residents split on different issues—whether it’s COVID or politics. Neighbors disagree with each other and tempers flare on social media. But this Southeast community has come together this year for a single cause, raising tens of thousands of dollars for a 13-year-old boy fighting cancer a thousand miles away in a cancer ward in Seattle.