Six-year-old boy's life saved by two bone marrow donors during coronavirus pandemic.
Zeke underwent his first bone marrow transplant in July, after undergoing intense chemotherapy to prepare for the physically taxing procedure that replaced his cells with those of a stranger's.Zeke Puig, who turns 7 in October, had his life saved by two bone marrow transplants during the coronavirus pandemic.
With hospital-adjacent housing closed due to the pandemic, the Puigs have had to live for several months in Airbnbs paid in part by the generosity of the members of the church where Zeke's dad, John, serves as pastor. The family moved so that Zeke could be close to his siblings during his treatment, only to be shut off from him due to the pandemic, according to Puig.Zeke Puig, who turns 7 in October, had his life saved by two bone marrow transplants during the coronavirus pandemic.
Just days after Zeke's first bone marrow transplant, his body began to reject the cells and it was determined he would need a second life-saving treatment. With the pool for donors smaller due to the pandemic, the Puigs waited and prayed for a miracle, which they got with a stranger who signed up with"Zeke needed a transplant as fast as possible because the risk of infection was so high," said Puig.
"It is very difficult to go through two transplants, not only because of the need to spend a lot of time in the hospital but also because of the cumulative effect of chemotherapy on the body and the complications that can arise, particularly infection complications that can arise from being immunosuppressed for that long,", one of Zeke's primary doctors at CHOP, said of his young patient.
He has been in and out of the hospital since his second bone marrow transplant, fighting multiple infections and some setbacks in his recovery, according to Puig.
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