INDIANAPOLIS — One of the original members of the world-famous acapella group Straight No Chaser is celebrating a medical milestone.
David Roberts, who now serves as the group’s business manager, began experiencing health issues earlier this year. Doctors eventually diagnosed him with POEMS syndrome, a blood disorder that causes damage to the nerves and extreme weakness in the hands and legs.
Roberts and his doctor at the IU Health Simon Cancer Center came up with a plan that included a four-month course of chemotherapy, followed by a bone marrow transplant. He completed the transplant right before Thanksgiving and is now home with his family in time for the holidays…