Lending a helping hand to others is one of the most gratifying acts of all. This week we lost 11 year old Broadway actress, Shannon Tavarez to an acute form of leukemia. A national bone marrow donor search received major awareness with the help of a host of compassionate individuals, high profile celebrities, entertainment insiders […]
It’s always sad to hear about the death of a young child. Especially when a young one is suffering from a condition and helpless with something like leukemia.
It could be said that eleven year-old Shannon Tavarez became a star with relatively little struggle. The exceptional talent nailed the role of the young Nala in the Broadway hit, The Lion King, in her very first professional audition.
FROM NPR.com: Bone marrow transplants are often the only treatment for blood-related cancers. The treatment, however, is dependent on the patient finding a donor who shares a similar genetic makeup. In most cases, that means the match is found in someone of the same race. But the black community has a particularly tough time attracting […]
