Have you ever considered becoming a bone marrow donor?
Delray Beach resident Sloane Caston’s touching story just might sway you. Caston, who was diagnosed with a rare cancerous brain tumor, spent her first birthday recovering from emergency surgery to remove a 6-centimeter tumor.
Sadly, that wasn’t the end of her medical treatment. Over the next year, she received 52 weeks of chemotherapy and six weeks of proton radiation.
But her joy for life never waned.
“Through it all, Sloane’s strength and warm glow defied comprehension. She was so cooperative and brave, pulling up her shirt to show the nurses where her port is and giving everyone a smile or a wave,” notes a press release from The Gift of Life Marrow Registry. “After a year of treatment, she rang the bell signifying that chemotherapy was over.”
Unfortunately, a few months later, doctors discovered cancer in her spine, and it was back to chemotherapy for the 2-year-old girl. The news got worse when she was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome, a secondary pre-cancer, as a result of her previous treatments.
How can you help? By donating bone marrow to The Gift of Life to benefit this brave 3-year-old or the many others like her.
Visit giftoflife.org.