{"id":25066,"date":"2015-03-23T15:17:34","date_gmt":"2015-03-23T19:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=25066"},"modified":"2015-03-23T15:17:34","modified_gmt":"2015-03-23T19:17:34","slug":"area-residents-seek-to-help-7-year-old-get-transplant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=25066","title":{"rendered":"Area residents seek to help 7-year-old get transplant"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_107324\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/photo-mestes-2-200x300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-107324\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1073245\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" alt=\"photo mestes-2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/photo-mestes-2-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-107324\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Milledge Estes is a seven year old from Oxford in need of a bone marrow transplant to battle a rare disease. A fundraising campaign has been launched to help pay for it.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>KENNETT SQUARE \u2014 Local residents are putting the word out about a Chester County child with a very rare disease and desperately in need of a bone marrow transplant and a fundraising campaign to help pay for it.<\/p>\n<p>A fundraising campaign website has been set up to begin fundraising for Children&#8217;s Organ Transplant Association in honor of Milledge Estes.\u00a0 7-year-old Milledge, an Oxford resident, is scheduled to receive a bone marrow transplant at Children\u2019s Hospital Of Philadelphia next month.\u00a0 Funds are being raised to assist with transplant-related expenses.\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Milledge was diagnosed with Diamond Blackfan Anemia at six weeks of age.\u00a0 Diamond Blackfan Anemia is a rare, life-threatening bone marrow failure condition in which a child\u2019s bone marrow does not produce red blood cells. Milledge has received more than 100 blood transfusions and nightly infusions of a medication that prevents him from going into organ failure. Currently, the only cure for Diamond Blackfan Anemia is a bone marrow transplant.<\/p>\n<p>The Estes\/Sisemore family needs an estimated $35,000 to pay transplant-related expenses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe family and friends of Milledge want to encourage everyone to check out his website, follow his journey, and hopefully join us as we hold events over the next several months,\u201d said Deborah Maroko.\u00a0 \u201c100% of the money raised will assist with transplant-related expenses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information about future events, or fundraising and volunteer opportunities, please email <a href=\"mailto:milledgefundraiser@gmail.com\">milledgefundraiser@gmail.com<\/a>. Follow his story at <a href=\"http:\/\/COTAforMilledgeE.com\/\">http:\/\/COTAforMilledgeE.com\/<\/a> \u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mightymilledge\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mightymilledge<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Milledge\u2019s family has asked for assistance from the Children\u2019s Organ Transplant Association (COTA), a national charity based in Bloomington, Indiana.\u00a0 COTA is dedicated to organizing and guiding communities in raising funds for transplant-related expenses.\u00a0 COTA\u2019s services are completely free of charge, and 100% of funds generated by COTA community fundraising campaigns are available for transplant-related expenses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KENNETT SQUARE \u2014 Local residents are putting the word out about a Chester County child with a very rare disease and desperately in need of a bone marrow transplant and a fundraising campaign to help pay for it. 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