Like many young boys his age, 8-year old Christopher Brown of Albany, NY
goes to school everyday, plays with friends and loves sports. Yet, with
his vivacious smile and sparkling eyes, Christopher's existence is a story
of exceptional triumph over the odds. For nearly half of his life he has
battled with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic systems,
and he has needed numerous single-donor (apheresis) platelet transfusions
to help him on his path to recovery. more...
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