Bone marrow drive held to help St. Bernadette student
A little boy fighting a big disease received some much-needed support from his community and school on Friday, February 5.
John Faro Vitale, a St. Bernadette first-grader battling Fanconi Anemia, a rare blood disease, is struggling to find a bone marrow match for the transplant he needs. His supporters from his school and the larger community, however, hope Friday’s bone marrow drive held at St. Bernadette School (1313 83rd Street) will help change that.
“It was a huge, huge success,” said John Faro’s mom, Andrea Vitale. “We had 251 people sign up on the Be The Match [Registry] and we feel so blessed. The amount of support from the schools and community, from family, from friends, it’s just amazing.”