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I tried to be strong, holding his hand and whispering, \u201cWe\u2019ll get through this.\u201d But every night, I cried alone in the bathroom. Because I knew something Daniel didn\u2019t. He had grown up in foster care, never knowing his parents, never even knowing if he had brothers or sisters. Without close relatives, the odds of finding a donor match were almost impossible.<\/p>\n

The wait could take months, maybe years, and Daniel didn\u2019t have that kind of time. Earlier today, his doctor pulled me aside. His words gutted me. \u201cEmily, we are running out of options. If we don\u2019t find a compatible donor soon\u2026\u201d He didn\u2019t finish the sentence. He didn\u2019t have to.<\/p>\n

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I tried to be strong, holding his hand and whispering, \u201cWe\u2019ll get through this.\u201d But every night, I cried alone in the bathroom. Because I knew something Daniel didn\u2019t. He had grown up in foster care, never knowing his parents, never even knowing if he had brothers or sisters. Without close relatives, the odds of…<\/p>\n

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