Event Brief
Blood donors sought for teen’s bone marrow transplant
Filed: Jul 02, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET
Summary: OneBlood says an 18-year-old Tampa-area patient needs rare blood donations to undergo a lifesaving bone marrow transplant.
WHO: Gigi Felix, 18; OneBlood; blood donors of African descent
WHAT: Urgent call for rare blood donations to support a bone marrow transplant for an 18-year-old with aggressive sickle cell disease
WHEN: Jul 02, 2026 at 6:36 AM ET
WHERE: Florida
WHY: Gigi Felix is battling an aggressive form of sickle cell disease and urgently needs rare blood donations to undergo a lifesaving bone marrow transplant.
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