Help Daniel Heal: A 16-Year-Old’s Urgent Need for a BMT

Help Daniel Heal: A 16-Year-Old’s Urgent Need for a Bone Marrow Transplant

Daniel is just 16 years old. In January, he was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)—a diagnosis no teenager and no family should have to face.

He was started on a targeted therapy (a TKI), but instead of helping, the medication irreversibly suppressed his bone marrow function, leading to severe aplastic anemia. He is now severely neutropenic (no immune defense), severely thrombocytopenic (at risk of life-threatening bleeding), and completely transfusion-dependent with no sign of marrow recovery for over seven weeks.

Despite efforts from expert oncologists and CML specialists—and trials with GCSF and Nplate to stimulate his marrow—nothing has worked.

Daniel’s only remaining option is a life-saving bone marrow transplant (BMT).

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A Mother’s Heart, A Family’s Fight

Mickela, Daniel’s mom, is a single mother of four. She is doing everything humanly possible to care for Daniel—staying by his side during long hospital stays and treatments—while still trying to care for her three other children at home.

No mother should have to carry this kind of weight alone. She’s never one to ask for help, so I’m asking for her.

This journey has been overwhelming in every way—emotionally, physically, and financially. Yet through it all, Mickela has clung to her faith, her children, and her fierce love for Daniel.

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Why We’re Asking for Help

Your support will help cover:

• Out-of-pocket medical expenses related to Daniel’s transplant

• Travel, lodging, and food while he is hospitalized far from home

• Lost income as Mickela provides full-time caregiving

• Post-transplant recovery costs and long-term care needs

If you can give, any amount makes a difference. If you can’t, please share this page and pray with us for Daniel’s full healing.

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Prefer to Donate Directly?

To avoid platform fees, you can also send donations through:

• Cash App: $BMTforDaniel

• Venmo: @Mickela-Reese

An in person benefit is being planned for a future date. Details to follow.

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Faith Is What Carries Them

We believe God is with Daniel through every transfusion, every test, every sleepless night. We believe in the power of prayer and in the kindness of strangers. Your love, your generosity, your prayers — they mean more than words can ever express.

Thank you for standing with Daniel and Mickela in this fight for his life. You are part of his healing.

With love and gratitude,

A Friend Who Loves Them Deeply