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Bone Marrow Donor Meets The 6-Year-Old He Saved
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Avarie Giles, 6, carries a little stuffed duck with her everywhere. “He sleeps with her, he’s been through the wash a few times,” her mom, Janelle Rhyasen said. His name is Donor...
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Army Pilot Searching For Stem Cell Transplant
FRISCO (CBSDFW.COM) – Terry Harsh is looking forward to this weekend. The 41-year-old Army pilot will be in the area for a bone marrow drive in the hopes of finding a match for a stem cell transplant....
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Cancer Gives Dallas Man ‘More To Live For’
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – James Chippendale has faced one of the toughest obstacles in life – cancer. His diagnosis caught him off guard, but motivated him to live with a purpose. He says life used to be...
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Bone Marrow Transplant Saves Local Grandmother’s Life
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Wearing a shirt that said, “Made in America with German Parts,” Milda Arlauskas, 54, anxiously waited Monday for someone she’d never met. “That says, ‘Claus is our hero,’” she...
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Fate Parents Refuse To Let Cancer Determine Their Son’s Fate
FATE (CBSDFW.COM) – Nate Oxford is only 5-years-old, but has already battled cancer three times. The last time, doctors said he only had weeks to live. The cancer wouldn’t go away, but the family also...
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Plano Girl’s Fight For Life Gives Her Family The Meaning of Life
update (8/17 – 3:30p.m.) – CBSDFW.com has learned Micaela died Wednesday morning after her battle with Leukemia. Funeral services for the 18-year-old are pending. DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Micaela White...
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Family of Frisco Man Blames Employer For Accidental Shooting Death
FRISCO – It was July 26 and Danny White of Plano had just left Children’s Medical Center after an interview with CBS 11. The interview was for a story about his daughter, Micaela White, who had...
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Become A Bone Marrow Donor
(CBSDFW.COM) – Your DNA may have the ability to save the life of a patient suffering from blood cancers like leukemia, lymphoma, or sickle cell disease. To become a possible donor you can visit the...
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Mother’s Hope For Son Lies In Cord Blood Donation
MESQUITE (CBSDFW.COM) – A three month-old Mesquite baby has a rare genetic disease that would have gone unnoticed had it not been for the uncle he never got the chance to meet. Desirae Harris named...
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McKinney Girl Battling Cancer Gets Surprise Concert
http://media.dallas.cbslocal.com/CBSDAL_20150226193336083AA.mp4 Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter COLLIN COUNTY (CBS 11 NEWS) – A quick, late afternoon car trip turned into a wonderful surprise...
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TNT’s Craig Sager Hangs Tough In Leukemia Battle
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Craig Sager’s once lustrous chestnut hair is down to a few unruly strands because of chemotherapy and a simple green T-shirt and blue...
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Texas Teen Wasn’t Sure He’d Live To Graduate High School; He Did!
Ethan Paul Tepera (Tepera family) BROCK, Texas (CBS11) – Every diploma handed out this spring, marks a life accomplishment for graduating seniors. But for one senior in Brock, Texas, that...
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Community Holds Bone Marrow Drive For 10-Year-Old In Need
DENTON (CBSDFW.COM) – The Denton County Sheriff’s Department is rallying behind a young North Texan with a rare blood disorder. Friday they held a bone marrow drive for 10-year-old Hallie Bernard – who...
View ArticleSecret Tunnels Between Your Brain And Skull Discovered By Scientists
BOSTON, Mass. (CBS Local) – Did you know there are tiny tunnels running from your skull to your brain? Don’t worry, no one else did either… until now. A new study by scientists in Boston has discovered...
View ArticlePlugged In To DFW: Be The Match
Every three minutes, someone is diagnosed with a blood cancer. The only cure is a bone marrow donation. Yet, 70 percent of patients do not have a fully matched donor in their family. They depend on Be...
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A Perfect Match: Bone Marrow Donor Meets The Man Whose Life He Saved
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The split-second choice of a college student ended up saving the life of a man he had never met – until Thursday. Cody Strull, now a sales executive with the Dallas Stars, did a...
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