Khalia was just 3 months old when she was diagnosed with sickle cell disease. After 18 long years of dealing with pain, she finally received her cure: a bone marrow transplant from an unrelated donor on the Be The Match Registry®.
Kimyacta, Khalia’s mom, remembers how ready she and her daughter were once the donor was identified. “We had many meetings to prepare us for this journey and the journey itself was literally life changing!”
Khalia is now pain free and enrolled in college where she’s pursuing her degree to become a Child Life Specialist. She and her mom continue to let others know how important it is to become a donor. “I hope I’m able to save a life just as someone did for my child,” says Kimyacta.
A bone marrow transplant is the only known cure for sickle cell disease. Join the registry and be someone’s cure!
