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Schwartz’s summer defined by support, setbacksFriday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:16AMAfter completing an additional round of chemotherapy last week, Mandi Schwartz '11 is set to undergo a biopsy today, the results of which, due Monday, will determine whether Schwartz will soon receive a potentially life-saving transplant.

Bay area boy won't live without bone marrow donorSunday, August 22, 2010 @ 10:12PMA nine year old Tampa boy needs your help to live. Lloyd Jones' days are numbered because he has a rare form of cancer. But if he can find a bone marrow donor his life could be spared.

Teammate going the extra (512) miles for SchwartzSunday, August 22, 2010 @ 10:29AMSamantha MacLean has seen the horrors of acute myeloid leukemia. For two years, she has watched her Yale hockey teammate Mandi Schwartz battle the disease. And she hates it.

Ex-school committee chairman battles cancerSaturday, August 21, 2010 @ 3:34PMAUBURN - Bone marrow match hard to run down

Kent teen’s hopes for a transplant put on hold, hopes to overcome Severe Chronic Neutropenia Kostmann’s SyndromeThursday, August 19, 2010 @ 3:29PMA Kent teen with a rare blood disorder now finds herself in a holding pattern for treatment, slowly regaining her health after a bout of pneumonia. Because of the lung infection she developed in July, Jayne Johnson, 16, now must wait until October to receive a transplant that may help cure her condition, called Severe Chronic Neutropenia Kostmann’s Syndrome.

Young 'Lion King' actor doing well post-transplantWednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 11:51AMA doctor says an 11-year-old with leukemia who played young Nala in "The Lion King" on Broadway is in good spirits after a potentially lifesaving procedure.

Young "Lion King" Star Receives Umbilical Cord Blood TransplantWednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 1:34AMA young Broadway actress fighting leukemia underwent what doctors' hope will be a life-saving operation Tuesday.

Young "Lion King" Star Receives Umbilical Cord Blood TransplantTuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 3:03PMA young Broadway actress fighting leukemia underwent what doctors' hope will be a life-saving operation today.

Young "Lion King" Star To Undergo SurgeryTuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 2:19PMA young Broadway actress fighting leukemia is set to undergo what doctors' hope will be a life-saving operation today.