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Chloe Chang is an adorable baby. She was born on her mothers birthday, January 21, 2002. She
was born like any other baby, so it was surprising that a year later she was diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia,
often referred to as APML. Chloes parents were devastated. It is beyond a parents worst nightmare to find out their only beloved
child has been diagnosed with Leukemia. Chloes parents found out about the Leukemia because one day Chloe fell on a coffee
table, and her lip started bleeding. Her parents, Vicki and Gordon, were extremely worried when the bleeding didnt stop. They
took her to the emergency room immediately where the doctor was able to stop the bleeding. The doctor was worried though,
because the color of her lip among other red flags indicated the possibility of a serious condition. He asked Chloe to go
in for further testing, because he thought she could have Leukemia. Sadly, he was right.
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Chloe is a biracial baby. This means that she is part Caucasian and part Asian. This usually
isnt a problem, but in Chloes case it is. Being a biracial person means that she will likely need a biracial marrow donor
for a healthy body, and a full recovery. Unfortunately there are very few biracial people donating bone marrow. Although success
rates are higher with biracial donors, Chloes donor doesnt necessarily have to be biracial. So if you are not biracial, please
still get tested.
Because Chloe gets her blood checked almost everyday, and medicine every day put into her veins,
she has a central lining. A central lining is a "wires" going to your veins to little tubes where medicine can be placed.
This makes it so every time they need to access her vein, instead of poking her, they just use the central lining. A
picture of the central lining is in the gallery.
To Chloe going to the hospital everyday for four weeks is not unusual. Chloe thinks that is what
every person goes through. She thinks that everyone her age has a central lining that cant get wet so she cant go swimming;
she doesnt know its only a few unfortunate children who have to get biopsies of their heads. Chloe is a very happy baby, and
thinks that everything is going okay. But unless she finds a compatible bone marrow donor soon, her future is uncertain.
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