On Friday, 17-year-old Chi-Heng Chan and his family finally got the chance to meet the woman who literally saved his life.
17-year-old Chi-Heng Chan and his family finally got the chance to meet the woman who literally saved his life."Can I give you a hug?" Chan asked Sarah Yang.When Chan was just 13 years old he suddenly began feeling extremely fatigued.
He was diagnosed with AML, a type of leukemia of the blood and bone marrow with excess immature white blood cells.Sarah Yang would become the answer to his prayers. "It's a powerful thing to save somebody's life, which is what she did because she was willing to take the time out and donate her bone marrow," said Dr. Victor Aquino, a pedicatric oncologist at Children's Health.to be a bone marrow donor when she was in college.Yang, who works as a scientist at a cancer diagnostic startup, didn't hesitate.
"You do these small things and hope it will make a difference in the future, and it was incredible that it did actually make a difference," she said."It was amazing getting to meet the person who helped me basically create a new life. Oh my gosh," said Chan.With a strengthened immune system, Chan says he's looking forward to summer vacation.
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