An Alberta father is on an agonizing cross-Canada search to find a rare bone marrow match to save his toddler's life. Jacob Marfo's journey arrived in Ottawa on a mission to bring hope to Ezra. ottnews
Two year old Ezra was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia in 2021. Marfo became a stem cell donor but was not a perfect match. His son relapsed earlier this year.
The problem is there aren’t enough donors for Ezra, who was born in Alberta and is of African descent. He waits at the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary for his match. Marfo has been travelling the country attending swab events hosted by members of the Black community.She spearheaded the swabbing events here in Ottawa at the All Gospels Church in Orleans and at 26 Thorncliffe Pl. in Nepean.
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