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  • Marine in California whose liver failed may need bone marrow (Chris LeBleu)

    02/23/2005 7:19:11 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 18 replies · 581+ views
    Bakersfield Californian ^ | 2/23/05 | AP - Loma Linda
    LOMA LINDA, Calif. (AP) - A Marine who received a liver transplant because of a near-fatal infection that developed after his return from Iraq may now need a bone marrow transplant. Lance Cpl. Christopher LeBleu, 22, has a "high probability" of needing the transplant because he has developed aplastic anemia, which has caused his bone marrow to stop producing enough red blood cells to keep him alive, Loma Linda University Medical Center officials said Wednesday. The hospital appealed for blood donors with Type O blood to join a registry of potential bone marrow donors so doctors can find a potential...
  • Road to recovery party raises funds for Marine (Chris LeBleu)

    02/07/2005 4:59:28 PM PST · by doug from upland · 6 replies · 741+ views
    San Bernardino Sun ^ | 2-6-05 | Nikki Cobb
    Road to Recover party raises funds for Marine Guests gather for man's health By NIKKI COBB, Staff Writer SAN BERNARDINO - The pool tables were busy Super Bowl Sunday at The Club sports bar, the players all hoping for a second shot at life for an ailing Marine. Military comrades and civilians alike paid $10 to attend the Road To Recovery Super Bowl party at The Club. Half of the proceeds go to Loma Linda Transplant Institute and half to Lance Cpl. Chris LeBleu. Meanwhile at Loma Linda University Medical Center on Sunday, officials said the 22-year-old Marine remained in...