Coaldale Family Thanks Blood and Stem Cell Donors for Saving Child
LETHBRIDGE – Mason Lammers will turn two early next year thanks to a number of blood donors and a stranger who he matched with for a stem cell transplant.
Mason’s family stopped at the Canadian Blood Services clinic in Lethbridge Friday afternoon (Sept. 9) to thank those who were making donations.
“He’s now 20-months old and he’s nine months post-transplant, and he is thriving,” Mason’s mother, Karli Doll, explained to the media. “He is walking, he is running, he is talking, he is making car sounds, he is completely thriving and we owe it to strangers.”
Karli explained that at just over six months of age Mason was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, which meant he needed a stem cell transplant right away. Chemotherapy drove the cancer into remission, but because of the toll the treatment inflicted on Mason’s body, he required at least 15 blood transfusions while he waited for a stem cell match.