The Kennedy High School alumni association - Bellmore JFK Alumni, Inc. - will host a bone-marrow registry drive for the child of a Bellmore-JFK alumna who is suffering from leukemia.
Janice Dean Xavier’s son, Tyler, desperately needs a bone-marrow transplant to save his life. He was diagnosed with all acute lymphoblastic leukemia at age 11. After years of chemotherapy, his cancer went into remission, and he was able to enjoy a normal life as a teenager. Twelve months later, however, the cancer returned. Now Tyler is fighting for his life.
The bone-marrow registry drive will be held at Kennedy on Nov. 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the south cafeteria. Participants will be swabbed to test whether they are a bone-marrow match for Tyler.