It’s a medical saga that started almost a year to the date and it began with a bad case of the flu. The Conversation heard about this incredible story of a Maui woman and the doctors who saved her life after coming across a case report in a medical journal.
The patient is Michelle Ankele-Yamashita and she was working for the governor’s office in Wailuku when it was the start of flu season.
HPR’s Maddie Bender spoke with Ankele-Yamashita and two of her doctors, Anil Trindade and Konrad Hoetzenecker.
This story aired on The Conversation on Sept. 11, 2025. The Conversation airs weekdays at 11 a.m.
