BONE MARROW MATCH SOUGHT FOR LOCAL BOY 12-YEAR-OLD NEEDS LIFESAVING DONOR.Byline: Sue Doyle Staff Writer STEVENSON RANCH - He turns 12 this weekend, and the birthday gift he needs most is not the typical preteen pre·teen adj. 1. Relating to or designed for children especially between the ages of 10 and 12. 2. Being a child especially between the ages of 10 and 12; preadolescent. n. A preteen boy or girl. desires of video games, bicycles or computers. It's lifesaving bone marrow. Ryan Baker of Stevenson Ranch needs a bone-marrow transplant to help his body annihilate an·ni·hi·late v. an·ni·hi·lat·ed, an·ni·hi·lat·ing, an·ni·hi·lates v.tr. 1. a. To destroy completely: The naval force was annihilated during the attack. the leukemia that has been bombarding his immune system since kindergarten. His family is reaching out to the community Sunday with a bone-marrow drive to find that one person who could save their boy's life. Neither Mom, Dad nor sister Amanda is a bone-marrow match. Through blood tests, those at the event can learn whether they are the match that the boy needs. Blood information is also listed with the National Marrow Donor Program The National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) is a nonprofit organization based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that operates the federally funded registry of volunteer hematopoietic cell donors in the United States. These potential donors, numbering more than 6. Registry to connect people with other patients in need of the transplants. Meanwhile, Sandra and Tim Baker have been spreading the news Spreading the News is a short one-act comic play by Lady Gregory, which she wrote for the opening night of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, 27 Dec. 1904. It was on a double bill with William Butler Yeats's On Baile's Strand. through town with fliers and interviews with local radio stations and newspapers. As word travels, neighbors are reaching out to offer support for the family and asking how to help the 11-year-old who some didn't even know was ill. ``Ryan is so kind-hearted, and people who know him want to do everything they can for him,'' Sandra Baker said. ``They want to return some of that kindness.'' Ryan has acute lymphoblastic leukemia acute lymphoblastic leukemia n. Abbr. ALL Lymphoblastic leukemia occurring mainly in older adults, characterized by rapid onset and progression of symptoms. Also called acute lymphocytic leukemia. , a malignant cancer that originates in cells in bone marrow. These cells grow fast and furiously, making it hard for the body to fight infections. It also slows the delivery of oxygen to tissues. He's now facing his second relapse of the disease. In the past, he's undergone chemotherapy and radiation to fight it off. Doctors at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX , where he's been treated, now say he needs a bone-marrow transplant, and that new marrow from a different immune system will help attack cancerous cells in his weakened system. Donors are typically between 18 and 60 and don't have to have the same blood type as the patient. The American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. will be at the event to draw blood. ``For every person who shows up, that person could be the match for Ryan,'' his mother said. Sue Doyle, (661) 257-5254 sue.doyle(at)dailynews.com HOW TO HELP A bone-marrow drive will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Church of the Nazarene Church of the Nazarene (năz'ərēn`), U.S. Protestant denomination established in 1908 through the union of the Church of the Nazarene, based in California; the Association of Pentecostal Churches, a New England group; and the Holiness , 23857 N. The Old Road, Newhall, in the search for a match for 12-year-old Ryan Baker of Stevenson Ranch. Monetary donations can be made to Layne's Legacy Foundation, which is running the drive, in care of Ryan Baker, 27915 Smyth Drive, Valencia, CA 91355. For information, call (818) 700-4822. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: (color) Ryan Baker of Stevenson Ranch, 12, needs a bone-marrow transplant to help his body fight the leukemia he has had since kindergarten. Box: HOW TO HELP (see text) |
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