10-year-old Lani Walter in Pennsylvania with DOCK8 deficiency needs bone marrow transplant; mother Ashleigh urgently searches for donor match, urges registry joining.

10-year-old Lani Walter in Pennsylvania has DOCK8 deficiency, a rare immunodeficiency syndrome causing life-threatening infections. Her only cure is a bone marrow transplant, but her mother Ashleigh Walter is desperately searching for a perfect donor match. Ashleigh, a kindergarten teacher, is urging people to join the bone marrow/blood stem cell registry to help her daughter find a donor by summer, as time is critical for Lani's health.

May 06, 2024
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