Grateful leukemia patient thanks care team, paints butterfly mural
Last updated:August 27, 2025
After spending 70 days in the hospital, Susan Kressel, a leukemia patient, painted a butterfly mural to liven up the family room on the cancer unit at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.
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