This B.C. family is racing against time to find a bone marrow donor for their seven-year-old son who has been diagnosed with adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), a rare neurological condition.
CBC NewsAbbotsford's Bowin Funk needs a bone marrow transplant to treat ALD, and his parents are assessing if they need to move to the U.S. to do so.
ALD can lead to serious complications as the disease progresses, which includes lifelong disability and death. It affects myelin, which acts as a sort of "insulator" around nerve fibres in the brain, as well as the spinal cord.
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