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April 27 and June 8, 2008
Eight-year-old Joseph Davis Jr. is a healthy boy – but at birth he was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia, a chronic blood disorder that deprives cells of proper oxygen, causes periodic painful episodes and reduces life expectancy. Only a bone marrow transplant could help him. Every day, thousands of people with a blood disease search the registry for life-saving bone marrow and cord blood donors because they can't find a match within their families. The Davises also discovered there was a shortage of African-American donors who might provide a match of bone marrow or cord blood. Cord blood comes from a newborn's umbilical cord or placenta and contains a high concentration of the hematopoietic stem cells that can help generate new, healthy cells in transplant recipients. The search dragged on for over a year to find a matching donor. Then, a miracle happened: Joseph's mom, previously told she could not have more children, became pregnant. The remarkable result? Not only a new life in the form of a second son, but the stem cells from his umbilical cord turned out to be a match for Joseph, eventually curing him of sickle cell and giving him a healthy life. Doctors – and the Davises – highly recommend that the time of birth, a child's cord blood is saved and frozen, just in case it can be used for life-saving transplants in the future.
Click here for a parents' guide to cord blood and cord blood donation: www.parentsguidecordblood.org
Click here for an FAQ about cord blood: www.marrow.org
Click here for an information kit on banking your child's cord blood: www.cordblood.com/lifetime
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Curing Blood Diseases: How Cord Blood Saves LivesDiscover how a "miracle" saved the life of a young boy with sickle cell anemia.
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More Organ & Tissue Donation: Dr. Lisa's InterviewDispelling the myths of organ donation with the director of the Gift of Hope.
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April 27 and June 8, 2008
Eight-year-old Joseph Davis Jr. is a healthy boy – but at birth he was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia, a chronic blood disorder that deprives cells of proper oxygen, causes periodic painful episodes and reduces life expectancy. Only a bone marrow transplant could help him. Every day, thousands of people with a blood disease search the registry for life-saving bone marrow and cord blood donors because they can't find a match within their families. The Davises also discovered there was a shortage of African-American donors who might provide a match of bone marrow or cord blood. Cord blood comes from a newborn's umbilical cord or placenta and contains a high concentration of the hematopoietic stem cells that can help generate new, healthy cells in transplant recipients. The search dragged on for over a year to find a matching donor. Then, a miracle happened: Joseph's mom, previously told she could not have more children, became pregnant. The remarkable result? Not only a new life in the form of a second son, but the stem cells from his umbilical cord turned out to be a match for Joseph, eventually curing him of sickle cell and giving him a healthy life. Doctors – and the Davises – highly recommend that the time of birth, a child's cord blood is saved and frozen, just in case it can be used for life-saving transplants in the future.
Click here for a parents' guide to cord blood and cord blood donation: www.parentsguidecordblood.org
Click here for an FAQ about cord blood: www.marrow.org
Click here for an information kit on banking your child's cord blood: www.cordblood.com/lifetime
More Stories on Organ and Blood Donation
Curing Blood Diseases: How Cord Blood Saves LivesDiscover how a "miracle" saved the life of a young boy with sickle cell anemia.
More Organ Donations: Health StoryThe wife of a football legend carries on her husband's remarkable legacy.
More Organ & Tissue Donation: Dr. Lisa's InterviewDispelling the myths of organ donation with the director of the Gift of Hope.
More Give Blood, Give Life: Health StoryHow Hometown Heroes Saved a Young Girl.
More Kidney Transplants: Health StoryAn innovative drug therapy gives transplant patients their lives back.
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April 27 and June 8, 2008
Eight-year-old Joseph Davis Jr. is a healthy boy – but at birth he was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia, a chronic blood disorder that deprives cells of proper oxygen, causes periodic painful episodes and reduces life expectancy. Only a bone marrow transplant could help him. Every day, thousands of people with a blood disease search the registry for life-saving bone marrow and cord blood donors because they can't find a match within their families. The Davises also discovered there was a shortage of African-American donors who might provide a match of bone marrow or cord blood. Cord blood comes from a newborn's umbilical cord or placenta and contains a high concentration of the hematopoietic stem cells that can help generate new, healthy cells in transplant recipients. The search dragged on for over a year to find a matching donor. Then, a miracle happened: Joseph's mom, previously told she could not have more children, became pregnant. The remarkable result? Not only a new life in the form of a second son, but the stem cells from his umbilical cord turned out to be a match for Joseph, eventually curing him of sickle cell and giving him a healthy life. Doctors – and the Davises – highly recommend that the time of birth, a child's cord blood is saved and frozen, just in case it can be used for life-saving transplants in the future.
Click here for a parents' guide to cord blood and cord blood donation: www.parentsguidecordblood.org
Click here for an FAQ about cord blood: www.marrow.org
Click here for an information kit on banking your child's cord blood: www.cordblood.com/lifetime
More Stories on Organ and Blood Donation
Curing Blood Diseases: How Cord Blood Saves LivesDiscover how a "miracle" saved the life of a young boy with sickle cell anemia.
More Organ Donations: Health StoryThe wife of a football legend carries on her husband's remarkable legacy.
More Organ & Tissue Donation: Dr. Lisa's InterviewDispelling the myths of organ donation with the director of the Gift of Hope.
More Give Blood, Give Life: Health StoryHow Hometown Heroes Saved a Young Girl.
More Kidney Transplants: Health StoryAn innovative drug therapy gives transplant patients their lives back.
More
© 2007 Walgreen Co. All Rights Reserved. Submit A Story IdeaOrder DVD/VHSWalgreens Store LocatorPrivacy PolicyTerms of Use
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April 27 and June 8, 2008
Eight-year-old Joseph Davis Jr. is a healthy boy – but at birth he was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia, a chronic blood disorder that deprives cells of proper oxygen, causes periodic painful episodes and reduces life expectancy. Only a bone marrow transplant could help him. Every day, thousands of people with a blood disease search the registry for life-saving bone marrow and cord blood donors because they can't find a match within their families. The Davises also discovered there was a shortage of African-American donors who might provide a match of bone marrow or cord blood. Cord blood comes from a newborn's umbilical cord or placenta and contains a high concentration of the hematopoietic stem cells that can help generate new, healthy cells in transplant recipients. The search dragged on for over a year to find a matching donor. Then, a miracle happened: Joseph's mom, previously told she could not have more children, became pregnant. The remarkable result? Not only a new life in the form of a second son, but the stem cells from his umbilical cord turned out to be a match for Joseph, eventually curing him of sickle cell and giving him a healthy life. Doctors – and the Davises – highly recommend that the time of birth, a child's cord blood is saved and frozen, just in case it can be used for life-saving transplants in the future.
Click here for a parents' guide to cord blood and cord blood donation: www.parentsguidecordblood.org
Click here for an FAQ about cord blood: www.marrow.org
Click here for an information kit on banking your child's cord blood: www.cordblood.com/lifetime
More Stories on Organ and Blood Donation
Curing Blood Diseases: How Cord Blood Saves LivesDiscover how a "miracle" saved the life of a young boy with sickle cell anemia.
More Organ Donations: Health StoryThe wife of a football legend carries on her husband's remarkable legacy.
More Organ & Tissue Donation: Dr. Lisa's InterviewDispelling the myths of organ donation with the director of the Gift of Hope.
More Give Blood, Give Life: Health StoryHow Hometown Heroes Saved a Young Girl.
More Kidney Transplants: Health StoryAn innovative drug therapy gives transplant patients their lives back.
More
© 2007 Walgreen Co. All Rights Reserved. Submit A Story IdeaOrder DVD/VHSWalgreens Store LocatorPrivacy PolicyTerms of Use
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April 27 and June 8, 2008
Eight-year-old Joseph Davis Jr. is a healthy boy – but at birth he was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia, a chronic blood disorder that deprives cells of proper oxygen, causes periodic painful episodes and reduces life expectancy. Only a bone marrow transplant could help him. Every day, thousands of people with a blood disease search the registry for life-saving bone marrow and cord blood donors because they can't find a match within their families. The Davises also discovered there was a shortage of African-American donors who might provide a match of bone marrow or cord blood. Cord blood comes from a newborn's umbilical cord or placenta and contains a high concentration of the hematopoietic stem cells that can help generate new, healthy cells in transplant recipients. The search dragged on for over a year to find a matching donor. Then, a miracle happened: Joseph's mom, previously told she could not have more children, became pregnant. The remarkable result? Not only a new life in the form of a second son, but the stem cells from his umbilical cord turned out to be a match for Joseph, eventually curing him of sickle cell and giving him a healthy life. Doctors – and the Davises – highly recommend that the time of birth, a child's cord blood is saved and frozen, just in case it can be used for life-saving transplants in the future.
Click here for a parents' guide to cord blood and cord blood donation: www.parentsguidecordblood.org
Click here for an FAQ about cord blood: www.marrow.org
Click here for an information kit on banking your child's cord blood: www.cordblood.com/lifetime
More Stories on Organ and Blood Donation
Curing Blood Diseases: How Cord Blood Saves LivesDiscover how a "miracle" saved the life of a young boy with sickle cell anemia.
More Organ Donations: Health StoryThe wife of a football legend carries on her husband's remarkable legacy.
More Organ & Tissue Donation: Dr. Lisa's InterviewDispelling the myths of organ donation with the director of the Gift of Hope.
More Give Blood, Give Life: Health StoryHow Hometown Heroes Saved a Young Girl.
More Kidney Transplants: Health StoryAn innovative drug therapy gives transplant patients their lives back.
More
© 2007 Walgreen Co. All Rights Reserved. Submit A Story IdeaOrder DVD/VHSWalgreens Store LocatorPrivacy PolicyTerms of Use
This web site was produced using Titan CMS by Northwoods Software.
Eight-year-old Joseph Davis Jr. is a healthy boy – but at birth he was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia, a chronic blood disorder that deprives cells of proper oxygen, causes periodic painful episodes and reduces life expectancy. Only a bone marrow transplant could help him. Every day, thousands of people with a blood disease search the registry for life-saving bone marrow and cord blood donors because they can't find a match within their families. The Davises also discovered there was a shortage of African-American donors who might provide a match of bone marrow or cord blood. Cord blood comes from a newborn's umbilical cord or placenta and contains a high concentration of the hematopoietic stem cells that can help generate new, healthy cells in transplant recipients. The search dragged on for over a year to find a matching donor. Then, a miracle happened: Joseph's mom, previously told she could not have more children, became pregnant. The remarkable result? Not only a new life in the form of a second son, but the stem cells from his umbilical cord turned out to be a match for Joseph, eventually curing him of sickle cell and giving him a healthy life. Doctors – and the Davises – highly recommend that the time of birth, a child's cord blood is saved and frozen, just in case it can be used for life-saving transplants in the future.
Click here for a parents' guide to cord blood and cord blood donation: www.parentsguidecordblood.org
Click here for an FAQ about cord blood: www.marrow.org
Click here for an information kit on banking your child's cord blood: www.cordblood.com/lifetime
More Stories on Organ and Blood Donation
Curing Blood Diseases: How Cord Blood Saves LivesDiscover how a "miracle" saved the life of a young boy with sickle cell anemia.
More Organ Donations: Health StoryThe wife of a football legend carries on her husband's remarkable legacy.
More Organ & Tissue Donation: Dr. Lisa's InterviewDispelling the myths of organ donation with the director of the Gift of Hope.
More Give Blood, Give Life: Health StoryHow Hometown Heroes Saved a Young Girl.
More Kidney Transplants: Health StoryAn innovative drug therapy gives transplant patients their lives back.
More
© 2007 Walgreen Co. All Rights Reserved. Submit A Story IdeaOrder DVD/VHSWalgreens Store LocatorPrivacy PolicyTerms of Use
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April 27 and June 8, 2008
Eight-year-old Joseph Davis Jr. is a healthy boy – but at birth he was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia, a chronic blood disorder that deprives cells of proper oxygen, causes periodic painful episodes and reduces life expectancy. Only a bone marrow transplant could help him. Every day, thousands of people with a blood disease search the registry for life-saving bone marrow and cord blood donors because they can't find a match within their families. The Davises also discovered there was a shortage of African-American donors who might provide a match of bone marrow or cord blood. Cord blood comes from a newborn's umbilical cord or placenta and contains a high concentration of the hematopoietic stem cells that can help generate new, healthy cells in transplant recipients. The search dragged on for over a year to find a matching donor. Then, a miracle happened: Joseph's mom, previously told she could not have more children, became pregnant. The remarkable result? Not only a new life in the form of a second son, but the stem cells from his umbilical cord turned out to be a match for Joseph, eventually curing him of sickle cell and giving him a healthy life. Doctors – and the Davises – highly recommend that the time of birth, a child's cord blood is saved and frozen, just in case it can be used for life-saving transplants in the future.
Click here for a parents' guide to cord blood and cord blood donation: www.parentsguidecordblood.org
Click here for an FAQ about cord blood: www.marrow.org
Click here for an information kit on banking your child's cord blood: www.cordblood.com/lifetime
More Stories on Organ and Blood Donation
Curing Blood Diseases: How Cord Blood Saves LivesDiscover how a "miracle" saved the life of a young boy with sickle cell anemia.
More Organ Donations: Health StoryThe wife of a football legend carries on her husband's remarkable legacy.
More Organ & Tissue Donation: Dr. Lisa's InterviewDispelling the myths of organ donation with the director of the Gift of Hope.
More Give Blood, Give Life: Health StoryHow Hometown Heroes Saved a Young Girl.
More Kidney Transplants: Health StoryAn innovative drug therapy gives transplant patients their lives back.
More
© 2007 Walgreen Co. All Rights Reserved. Submit A Story IdeaOrder DVD/VHSWalgreens Store LocatorPrivacy PolicyTerms of Use
This web site was produced using Titan CMS by Northwoods Software.
April 27 and June 8, 2008
Eight-year-old Joseph Davis Jr. is a healthy boy – but at birth he was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia, a chronic blood disorder that deprives cells of proper oxygen, causes periodic painful episodes and reduces life expectancy. Only a bone marrow transplant could help him. Every day, thousands of people with a blood disease search the registry for life-saving bone marrow and cord blood donors because they can't find a match within their families. The Davises also discovered there was a shortage of African-American donors who might provide a match of bone marrow or cord blood. Cord blood comes from a newborn's umbilical cord or placenta and contains a high concentration of the hematopoietic stem cells that can help generate new, healthy cells in transplant recipients. The search dragged on for over a year to find a matching donor. Then, a miracle happened: Joseph's mom, previously told she could not have more children, became pregnant. The remarkable result? Not only a new life in the form of a second son, but the stem cells from his umbilical cord turned out to be a match for Joseph, eventually curing him of sickle cell and giving him a healthy life. Doctors – and the Davises – highly recommend that the time of birth, a child's cord blood is saved and frozen, just in case it can be used for life-saving transplants in the future.
Click here for a parents' guide to cord blood and cord blood donation: www.parentsguidecordblood.org
Click here for an FAQ about cord blood: www.marrow.org
Click here for an information kit on banking your child's cord blood: www.cordblood.com/lifetime
More Stories on Organ and Blood Donation
Curing Blood Diseases: How Cord Blood Saves LivesDiscover how a "miracle" saved the life of a young boy with sickle cell anemia.
More Organ Donations: Health StoryThe wife of a football legend carries on her husband's remarkable legacy.
More Organ & Tissue Donation: Dr. Lisa's InterviewDispelling the myths of organ donation with the director of the Gift of Hope.
More Give Blood, Give Life: Health StoryHow Hometown Heroes Saved a Young Girl.
More Kidney Transplants: Health StoryAn innovative drug therapy gives transplant patients their lives back.
More
© 2007 Walgreen Co. All Rights Reserved. Submit A Story IdeaOrder DVD/VHSWalgreens Store LocatorPrivacy PolicyTerms of Use
This web site was produced using Titan CMS by Northwoods Software.
April 27 and June 8, 2008
Eight-year-old Joseph Davis Jr. is a healthy boy – but at birth he was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia, a chronic blood disorder that deprives cells of proper oxygen, causes periodic painful episodes and reduces life expectancy. Only a bone marrow transplant could help him. Every day, thousands of people with a blood disease search the registry for life-saving bone marrow and cord blood donors because they can't find a match within their families. The Davises also discovered there was a shortage of African-American donors who might provide a match of bone marrow or cord blood. Cord blood comes from a newborn's umbilical cord or placenta and contains a high concentration of the hematopoietic stem cells that can help generate new, healthy cells in transplant recipients. The search dragged on for over a year to find a matching donor. Then, a miracle happened: Joseph's mom, previously told she could not have more children, became pregnant. The remarkable result? Not only a new life in the form of a second son, but the stem cells from his umbilical cord turned out to be a match for Joseph, eventually curing him of sickle cell and giving him a healthy life. Doctors – and the Davises – highly recommend that the time of birth, a child's cord blood is saved and frozen, just in case it can be used for life-saving transplants in the future.
Click here for a parents' guide to cord blood and cord blood donation: www.parentsguidecordblood.org
Click here for an FAQ about cord blood: www.marrow.org
Click here for an information kit on banking your child's cord blood: www.cordblood.com/lifetime
More Stories on Organ and Blood Donation
Curing Blood Diseases: How Cord Blood Saves LivesDiscover how a "miracle" saved the life of a young boy with sickle cell anemia.
More Organ Donations: Health StoryThe wife of a football legend carries on her husband's remarkable legacy.
More Organ & Tissue Donation: Dr. Lisa's InterviewDispelling the myths of organ donation with the director of the Gift of Hope.
More Give Blood, Give Life: Health StoryHow Hometown Heroes Saved a Young Girl.
More Kidney Transplants: Health StoryAn innovative drug therapy gives transplant patients their lives back.
More
© 2007 Walgreen Co. All Rights Reserved. Submit A Story IdeaOrder DVD/VHSWalgreens Store LocatorPrivacy PolicyTerms of Use
This web site was produced using Titan CMS by Northwoods Software.
April 27 and June 8, 2008
Eight-year-old Joseph Davis Jr. is a healthy boy – but at birth he was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia, a chronic blood disorder that deprives cells of proper oxygen, causes periodic painful episodes and reduces life expectancy. Only a bone marrow transplant could help him. Every day, thousands of people with a blood disease search the registry for life-saving bone marrow and cord blood donors because they can't find a match within their families. The Davises also discovered there was a shortage of African-American donors who might provide a match of bone marrow or cord blood. Cord blood comes from a newborn's umbilical cord or placenta and contains a high concentration of the hematopoietic stem cells that can help generate new, healthy cells in transplant recipients. The search dragged on for over a year to find a matching donor. Then, a miracle happened: Joseph's mom, previously told she could not have more children, became pregnant. The remarkable result? Not only a new life in the form of a second son, but the stem cells from his umbilical cord turned out to be a match for Joseph, eventually curing him of sickle cell and giving him a healthy life. Doctors – and the Davises – highly recommend that the time of birth, a child's cord blood is saved and frozen, just in case it can be used for life-saving transplants in the future.
Click here for a parents' guide to cord blood and cord blood donation: www.parentsguidecordblood.org
Click here for an FAQ about cord blood: www.marrow.org
Click here for an information kit on banking your child's cord blood: www.cordblood.com/lifetime
More Stories on Organ and Blood Donation
Curing Blood Diseases: How Cord Blood Saves LivesDiscover how a "miracle" saved the life of a young boy with sickle cell anemia.
More Organ Donations: Health StoryThe wife of a football legend carries on her husband's remarkable legacy.
More Organ & Tissue Donation: Dr. Lisa's InterviewDispelling the myths of organ donation with the director of the Gift of Hope.
More Give Blood, Give Life: Health StoryHow Hometown Heroes Saved a Young Girl.
More Kidney Transplants: Health StoryAn innovative drug therapy gives transplant patients their lives back.
More
© 2007 Walgreen Co. All Rights Reserved. Submit A Story IdeaOrder DVD/VHSWalgreens Store LocatorPrivacy PolicyTerms of Use
This web site was produced using Titan CMS by Northwoods Software.
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