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Thu Aug 17, 2006, 11:56 PM
Today during its All Things Considered program, National Public Radio (http://www.npr.org) aired a story under the title "Radio Rookies: Teen Probes His Childhood Illness".
Edward Llanos of Queens, New York, was 12 years old when he was diagnosed with aplastic anemia. One of his brothers was a match for a bone marrow transplant. Edward is now a healthy 18-year-old and interviewed his family about his illness. He discovered that his parents and brothers are still affected by his illness.
Read the story (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5665216). Click the Listen button to hear the broadcast.
Edward Llanos of Queens, New York, was 12 years old when he was diagnosed with aplastic anemia. One of his brothers was a match for a bone marrow transplant. Edward is now a healthy 18-year-old and interviewed his family about his illness. He discovered that his parents and brothers are still affected by his illness.
Read the story (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5665216). Click the Listen button to hear the broadcast.