The parents of an 18-month-old
boy, Alex, in desperate need of a bone marrow donor have
launched an appeal online and organized events across Italy in
order to find a match.
Alex, who was born in London to Italian parents, has a rare
genetic disorder and needs a transplant to survive but no match
has been found yet on international donor registries.
The experimental drug keeping him alive will reportedly work
for the next five weeks but could lose effectiveness after that
time period.
His father Paolo has opened a Facebook page and the parents'
appeal has gone viral to find a donor, who has to be between the
ages of 18 and 35, and in good health.
Potential donors have been urged to contact a hospital or the
Association of bone marrow donors ADMO.
Events have also been planned in Piazza Sraffa in Milan on
Wednesday and Thursday, Saturday in Naples, in Piazza Trieste e
Trneto, and Sunday in Caserta.
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