Madeline – Fanconi Anemia

I taught Madeline last year and learned so much from her as she walked through the experience of discovering that she and her brother had Fanconi Anemia. Fanconi Anemia is a recessive genetic disorder that affects the production of healthy blood cells. Fanconi Anemia is not cancer, but Madeline and her brother are both in need of a bone marrow transplant. Therefore, my 7th Grade Science class and Stacy Copeland, our wonderful nurse for Hampton Cove Middle School, are hosting a bone marrow drive at our school on October 31, 2008. Hopefully, we can get a match for both of the Finnagan children. They are in good health now, but what a blessing it would be to have matching marrow when the time comes.

Chanda Davis

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