bone marrow
Dodgeball Tournament to raise funds for family of DCSO Investigator
Submitted by paula on Wed, 08/30/2017 - 10:06pm
To help one of their own, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) and community members are holding a Dodgeball Tournament fundraiser on September 10 at Sierra Lutheran High School at 1:00 p.m.
DCSO Investigator Nate Almeida and his wife Jen learned their son Trent had B-Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in April of this year. Last week, the family received good new when bone marrow test results show no leukemia. Trent is now undergoing a 100-day cycle of chemotherapy and undergoing the next phase of treatment to keep those negative test results.
Community bone marrow drive in South Lake Tahoe for CHP officer Keith Meter
Submitted by paula on Wed, 02/24/2016 - 6:37pm
Event Date:
February 27, 2016 - 10:00am
A statewide drive, "Stand Up for Keith – Team Meter Marrow Drive," is being organized by California Highway Patrol Headquarters and the CHP Santa Ana Area office to try to find a marrow donor for Officer Keith Meter, an 18-year veteran of the Department and a familiar face among the stand-up paddle community in South Lake Tahoe.
Family heads fundraiser for childhood cancer research
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 8:24amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Bailey Johnson had cancer four times before he was 5 years old. The South Lake Tahoe child went through chemotherapy, radiation, a bone marrow transplant, a stem cell ...
