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Susie Rabaca, photographed with her 4-year-old daughter, needs a bone marrow transplant to help treat leukemia.
(Fox 11)
A Californian mother of three who is expected to give birth to twins in the coming weeks is looking for a bone marrow donor to help save her life. Susie Rabaca, 36, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in September, and only her sister has turned out to be a partial donor, Fox said.
Acute myeloid leukemia begins in the bone marrow and settles in the blood. It can spread to other parts of the body, including lymph nodes and other organs. According to the American Cancer Society, in 2018, approximately 60,300 new cases of leukemia will be diagnosed in the United States. Of these, about 19,520 will be AML cases.
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"Finding my partner is everything to me, so I can be here for the three children that I have and the two that I have on the way, that's all," said Rabaca, of Carson, at the press point. "It's so easy, there is no painful procedure, there is no surgery, you just rub your mouth and it's as simple as a blood sample, and you can save life from someone, if not from mine.
Rabaca is due to give birth on December 6, and doctors insist that the transplant be performed soon after. She said she relied on the support of her children and loved ones to find strength, and referred to her 4-year-old daughter as "Little Rock."
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"There are 30 million people registered on BeTheMatch.org and none of them are my correspondence. That's why I need people to do the same. my match is as simple as a blood test and that it could possibly save my life, "she told reporters.
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