In an effort to raise awareness of the need for blood, an 11-year-old Burlington girl is sharing how donors helped her recovery from childhood cancer.

Rowan Dodge was diagnosed with a Wilm’s tumor – a type of childhood cancer that starts in the kidneys – when she was 5.

“I ended up losing my right kidney because of it,” Dodge said. “It was obviously stressful for me, but I think more stressful for my parents.”

A year and a half after her surgery, the cancer returned. This time, chemotherapy and radiation were required, and because Rowan’s white blood cell count was low, she needed several blood transfusions.

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