30
Jan
A 15-year-old boy who was born with a rare genetic disorder that would leave him blind met the woman who saved his life.
Anthony Dones, of Long Island, New York, was four months old when he was diagnosed with malignant infantile osteopetrosis (known as ‘stone bone’), a rare genetic disorder that makes bones prone to fractures and can cause bone marrow failure.
Doctors, who said Anthony would die if they didn’t find a stem cell donor soon, found an anonymous donor within 24 hours of his diagnosis.
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