Posts Tagged ‘Be The Match’
Oh, the lessons I’ve learned. And, farewell.
From the St. Paul Pioneer Press Opinion page, October 4, 2019 It’s said that the right decisions are the hardest ones to make. That’s certainly been true for me. In 1993, I was a practicing attorney with a baby on the way when my two-year-old son was diagnosed with autism. Autism – one new word,…
Read MoreBone Marrow, Purple Hearts and Superheroes
As seen in the St. Paul Pioneer Press 11/22/15 Kyle Crawford was just 4 years old when his body began to fail him. His parents discovered their only child, who loved fish, sharks and whales, was suffering from severe aplastic anemia, a rare, life-threatening blood disease. The boy who also loved superheroes needed a bone…
Read MoreSaving Lives with Marrow Donation
May 17, 2013 Julie and Brandon Williams are high school sweethearts who imagined they would have the “perfect little family” in the small town of Milaca, an hour from the Twin Cities. Julie is a special education program supervisor and Brandon a bus mechanic for the St. Francis School District. Life seemed to be on…
Read MoreMarrow: The Magic Mojo
May 13, 2011 The phone call caught me off guard but was unforgettable. The blood test confirmed that Jack is a perfect match, Dr. Steve reported in a voice that implied “this is big.” And so it came to pass that seven springtimes ago, 13-year-old Jack saved 11-year-old Julia from a rare and deadly blood…
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