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The video of a 7-year-old Utah girl meeting the National Guard veteran who donated bone marrow years ago saved her life
Deseret News reported that Adriana Aviles had been diagnosed with leukemia three years ago. and did not respond to treatment. The doctors wanted to perform a bone marrow transplant and had to find a partner
. Enter Mike Laureano, 29, a veteran of the US military who served eight years in the National Guard and served in Iraq.
Laureano registered on Be The Match while taking classes at college. Shortly after, he was told that it was a match and followed the gift. The girl recovered and her mother reached out to Laureano to organize the meeting.
"I woke up one morning about two years after the surgery, I received a Facebook message from Adriana's mother:" You do not know me it's you, I want just share that it's the little girl you saved two years ago. I pushed my wife and said, "Look at this!" I've always wanted to meet them, "he told USA Today.
Aviles could be seen in the video crying before meeting Laureano before kissing her at the door. said, "Thank you very much," through sobs.
Laureano spoke of the importance of registering with donors.
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