Hillsdale Mom Needs Bone Marrow Transplant

A Hillsdale resident diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia is seeking a bone marrow donor.

Karen Takla-Farag, the mother of a kindergarten student at Meadowbrook School and a parishioner at St. John's, was diagnosed with cancer last month. She requires a bone marrow transplant.

A donor drive has been scheduled for 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Westwood Community Center on Jefferson Avenue. Attendees will have the inside of their cheeks swabbed to test if they are a match.

"Karen is amazing person," Hillsdale resident Frank Pizzella wrote in an email. "She is a loving and a giving mother, daughter and friend. We must find a match."

For more information, contact Frank Pizzella at (201) 446-6213 or pizzellaf@aol.com.

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