| 4 Year Old Maya Needs Bone Marrow Donor Urgently
Date Submitted: Thu Oct 29, 2009
The child is now at the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Millers Children Hospital in Long Beach where the diagnosis was made - a rare form of a blood disease, called hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, or HLH for short. This disease involves the histiocyte cells eating up normal blood cells which are then stored in the liver and spleen. This results in an enlarged liver & spleen which then compromises breathing by pushing on the lungs. The disease is so rare that there is not even a body of data on which a prognosis can be based, says the family. The treatment is a form of chemotherapy and was started the same day of the diagnosis, Sept.14. Those seeking to help: A3Mhope.org or call (888) 236 4673. Maya’s story can also be read in detail at www.caringbridge.com. Please enter “concentrate” on the homepage. Comments
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