Research shows that having a sibling is good for your health. For 4-year-old Alayna Numbers her little brother proved to be a lifesaver literally. On September 24, Alayna received a bone marrow transplant to treat aplastic anemia (a rare condition where the body stops producing new blood cells) with marrow harvested from her 18-month-old brother, […]
Cancer patient finds right match in former college basketball player
“You made one decision and it saved my life. Love, Deegan.” That’s the sign Amy Scott commissioned as a keepsake to present to her son’s bone marrow donor, who her family was on their way to meet for the first time. The meeting would be at the 2017 Be The Match annual council meeting in […]