UNITED STATES: KING HUSSEIN OF JORDAN UNDERGOES BONE-MARROW TRANSPLANT OPERATION IN MINNESOTA

Record ID: 986057

  • Title: UNITED STATES: KING HUSSEIN OF JORDAN UNDERGOES BONE-MARROW TRANSPLANT OPERATION IN MINNESOTA
  • Date: 2nd February 1999
  • Summary: ROCHESTER METHODIST HOSPITAL, ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, UNITED STATES (FEBRUARY 2, 1999) (POOL) 1. VARIOUS OF HOSPITAL EXTERIOR (2 SHOTS) 0.10 AMMAN JORDAN (RECENT) (JTV-NO ACCESS JORDAN) 2. SV KING HUSSEIN RETURNING TO THE UNITED STATES FOR FURTHER CANCER TREATMENT 0.18 MAYO CLINIC, ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, UNITED STATES (FEBRUARY 2, 1999) (POOL) 3. SV SOUNDBITE (English) JORDANIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES, MARWAN MUASHER, AT THE MAYO CLINIC, SAYING "The King ended his bone marrow transplant today, he had that over two days. Two days ago, he also completed his chemotherapy treatment. He is now entering into a rather difficult stage, where he would be very closely monitored by doctors to guard against any complications that might arise either from his chemotherapy treatment or the bone marrow transplant." 0.47 MAYO CLINIC, ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, UNITED STATES (RECENT)(VNR) 4. MV/SCU BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT CARRIED OUT ON UNIDENTIFIED PATIENT (2 SHOTS) 1.01 MAYO CLINIC, ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, UNITED STATES (FEBRUARY 2, 1999) (POOL) 5. SV SOUNDBITE (English) MUASHER SAYING "The bone marrow was obtained from his brother and his sister. You have to have a full match before you are able to use them, and he full match from both of them." 1.15 6. CU CUTAWAY MUASHER'S HANDS 1.19 7. SV SOUNDBITE (English) MUASHER SAYING "He is holding up very well. He has a fighting spirit which we have seen all along his illness and it has kept him and it has served him well during the six months that he had cancer." 1.33 8. LV EXTERIOR OF ROCHESTER METHODIST HOSPITAL 1.39 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, UNITED STATES
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  • Country: USA
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  • Story Text:King Hussein of Jordan, back in hospital after
    suffering a cancer-related relapse, is said to be entering a
    difficult phase in his recovery, following two days of
    intensive cancer treatment - including a bone-marrow
    transplant - at the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minnesota.

    With bone marrow donations from both his brother and sister,
    King Hussein underwent a much needed transplant on Monday (February 1)
    and Tuesday (February 2), following intensive chemotherapy.

    " He is now entering a rather difficult phase, " said
    Jordanian Ambassador to the United States, Marwan Muasher, "
    where he would be very closely monitored by doctors to guard
    against any complications that might arise."
    The King, with his American wife at his side is said to be
    holding up well."He has a fighting spirit which we have seen
    all along his illness." said the Ambassador.

    Only two weeks earlier, King Hussein had returned home to
    Jordan, and a tumultuous welcome, after a six-month absence
    for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma cancer treatment at the Mayo
    clinic.However, he quickly returned to the United States
    after a relapse involving sporadic fevers and a low blood count.

    His recovery is seen by world leaders as crucial to peace in the
    Middle East.He has been a pivotal figure in the U.S-led search for
    Arab-Isreali peace, having played a major part in maintaining stability
    for over forty seven years in a fragile Arab region.

    Before Hussein returned for extended surgery he named his son, Crown
    Prince Abdullah, as the heir to his Jordanian throne.
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