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Cruz Lujano

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Hi, my name is Jeff Deporzio and I’m trying to raise money for Cruz Lujano. He is 9 years old and at age 5 he developed idiopathic. ( means just happened ) severe aplastic anemia. He has received over 180 blood transfusions and has a rare genotype. Finding the perfect match for a bone marrow transplant has been impossible so far. Some new treatments have helped the aplastic anemia, however he has now developed MDS or myleodysplastic syndrome the precursor to leukemia This occurs when blood forming cells in the bone marrow become abnormal. He has had 4 rounds of chemo and today started the 5th in an effort to remove these abnormal cells, which is a ticking time bomb for leukemia. He has been evaluated by Boston Children’s Hospital, Philadelphia Children’s and Nationwide of Isuzu. Young Cruz has weekly drs appointments and has spent the last 4 years fighting complication after complication including miscue from covid. Our last hope is St Jude’s, which accepted his case on Wednesday 12/15/22, and have an aggressive timeline. They have confidence that they can use his mother’s bone marrow for a match. He has several appointments at St. Jude in January and February and if no improvement then he’ll need a bone marrow transplant. His parents are working several jobs each to try to pay for the astronomical medical bills accumulated over the years. Please find it in your heart to give anything you can afford. Thank you reading my story. God bless.
Jeff Deporzio
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Jeff Deporzio
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Gilbert, AZ

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