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Archive Home > 2009 > January > 29 > A life-saving donation

A life-saving donation

Isabella Brown was 5 years old when she was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. Nothing worked until she got a cord blood transplant. This is her story.

By Betsy Q. Cliff / The Bulletin
January 29, 2009

Isabella Brown dances around the room like a dervish, giggling and hopping in what her family calls the Mambo Dance. The 6-year-old Bend girl flails for about half a minute, then falls to the floor in mock exhaustion.

Her parents, Jackie and Dave Brown, smile. They’re happy to see the....

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