This girl is such a doll...
Please take one second to read this really short article! As some of you guys may know I work at the Children's Hospital at Sacred Heart, well working here I have got to meet a lot of really amazing kids. Morgan is one of those kids =) Morgan relapsed with leukemia around June when I started working at the hospital, she has been a ray of sunshine through all these months I've known her. She is searching for a bone marrow match to save her life. If you have the time, this is a cause worth helping. Thanks for taking time to read this email, please take a quick look at the article and here is a pic of Morgan when I met her several months back. Her hair is gone now, but her smile hasn't changed... Thanks again, I know its short notice but thought I would try to spread the word.
Tara =)
Bone Marrow Needed
10/27/2005
When Morgan Fowler smiles, you can't help smiling back. But underneath that radiant smile is a little girl fighting for her life. Cassie Fowler, Morgan's mom, told us, " Everywhere we've been in hospitals she pretty much has all the nurses and everybody wrapped around her fingers."
At 11 years old Morgan is a hospital veteran. Her upbeat attitude and that smile endears her to all, although she is somewhat camera shy. Morgan has leukemia, a cancer that breaks down the blood cells. She was in remission for over two years.
Morgan's dad, Mickey Fowler, told us, " We thought we were on a real good track and she relapsed."
A relapse with leukemia can only be treated aggressively. For Morgan, chemotherapy hasn't worked. Her only option now is a bone marrow transplant. " Out of over 9 million people in the nationwide bank we haven't come close to finding a match yet." , Cassie said.
Morgan and her family are looking desperately for new donors. " Chances of getting a call are slim." Cassie told us, " However that one person..it takes one person to make a difference."
For Morgan's parents seeing their little girl smile through her struggles has left them optimistic. " I want her to be a kid." Cassie said, " I want her to be able to go do things with her friends. Over the last three years we've spent more time in hospitals than we have at home."
" We're just going to get through it." Mickey told us, " It's all we can do."
Morgan's parents have set up a bone marrow drive for Friday. It will be held at the Pensacola Civic center from noon to 6 p.m. Normally it would cost nearly 70 dollars for the samples to be taken, but thanks to donations lab fees will only be twenty dollars.
If you would like to track Morgan's progress, you can visit her website: Morgan's Journal.