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Feb 12, 2022 · William Flaherty. As a toddler in Cincinnati, Ohio, William was diagnosed with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, a rare, life-threatening disorder in which the immune system attacks organs inside the body. He was given a 10% chance to live.
Feb 14, 2022 · William Flaherty is a transplant survivor who competed in the giant slalom event at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. He has a benign tumour in his jaw and will have major surgery after the slalom event.
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“It was December 31st of 2007,” Ann Flaherty, William’s mother, remembered, “and I saw some yellow in the corners of his eyes.” As a pediatric nurse, Ann knew William’s symptoms meant he likely had liver problems and that she had to act fast. “We got two potential diagnoses in one night; one of leukemia and one of liver failure,” Ann said. “Right a...
William’s doctors outlined a plan. First, they would put him on steroids and give him a round of chemotherapy, and if that didn’t work, they would need to perform a bone marrow transplant. “Through the whole process, he was a happy kid,” Ann said. “But about two days after they started chemo, he started vomiting and couldn’t keep anything down. We ...
William’s father Dennis, who recently passed away, became a huge advocate for rare disease awareness after William’s transplant. “The first thing he did was set up the Center of Excellence at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital,” Ann said. “We did a ton of outreach and started a conference that ran for probably 10 years at Cincinnati Children’s. We woul...
Feb 10, 2022 · William Flaherty will make his Winter Olympics debut at Beijing 2022, representing Puerto Rico in the men's alpine giant slalom on Sunday. Photos courtesy of Ann Flaherty
Feb 12, 2022 · William C Flaherty is the younger brother of Charles Flaherty, who competed at PyeongChang 2018. He survived a rare disease and a bone marrow transplant from his brother, and will be the last skier in the men's giant slalom.
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4 years after his brother, Charles, carried Puerto Rico's flag into the 2018 Winter Olympics, Alpine skier William Flaherty received the same honor.
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Feb 16, 2022 · William Flaherty is the younger brother of Charles, who competed at Pyeongchang 2018. He overcame a life-threatening illness and a bone marrow transplant from his brother to follow his footsteps and ski at Beijing 2022.
