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An Open Letter to the Possible Match for my son....

Dear Possible Donor, You probably haven’t even heard of him , but I am reaching out to you. My little boy needs your help.  You may be going to an event this weekend and walk by a table labeled Be The Match and decide to get swabbed OR you maybe already did that years ago and totally forgot  you even did it.   You will be getting a call in a few days or weeks where they tell you that you are the possible match for someone. I know your life is busy and you are wondering what this may entail.  You will have to fit in doctors appointments for blood work, probably multiple times. You will be asked many medical questions and I’m sure you will be asking the same to the doctor.  I ask that you really consider doing this for my little boy. They probably won’t tell you much about him - just that he is 9 years old and is your match. Let me tell you more about him. Caleb Blaise is a strong, courageous little boy that has been through more than most at his age. He endured three and a hal