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Donor found for Navajo boy with rare blood disease
Tuesday, August 26, 2003
A bone marrow donor has been found for
Dakota Kwiecinski, a 2-year-old Navajo boy with a rare and serious
blood disease.
A stem cell match was found in a preserved umbilical cord.
The cells will be transferred to Dakota's body.
Dakota's family has been campaigning to register more Native Americans and mixed-Natives on the National Bone Marrow Registry.
A blood drive will be held this weekend at the Totah Festival and
a fundraiser will be held
Saturday at San Juan College's Henderson Fine Arts Center.
Get the Story:
Match found for child
(The Farmington Daily Times 8/26)
Relevant Links:
Dakota Kwiecinski -
http://www.dakotakwiecinski.orgNational
Marrow Donor Program -
http://www.marrow.org
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