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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