It meant the world, Liz Wroten said, to stand close to Linda Amos last week and watch a swath of balloons float slowly toward the heavens. After all, the heart of Wroten's son Chase beats today in Amos' chest.

Each entered medical school to save lives. Each got the opportunity to try before they began seeing patients. Ian Mallett and John Howard, both second-year medical students at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, have donated bone marrow or stem cells to individuals whose lives were threatened by leukemia. A third M2 student is on standby in case the primary donor is unable to donate.

A number of interesting events is scheduled for the upcoming week at the Medical Center.