Brooklyn Cyclones honor 11-year-old battling serious illness
BY VICTOR PORCELLI
CONEY ISLAND — An 11-year-old boy battling a serious blood disorder had the opportunity to throw the first pitch at the Brooklyn Cyclones’ baseball game on Aug. 26.
The boy, Jay, was diagnosed with B-thalassemia at the age of three. In August of last year, he underwent a bone marrow transplant to treat it and has been at the Ronald McDonald House New York since November.