Kid's bone marrow donor search viral

(ANSA) - Naples, October 24 - 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.