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In preparation for his transplant, Luke has been working with Friends of Karen Child Life Specialist, Melissa Goldsmith:  ...

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When Luke was a couple of months old we began a journey. We could never have imagined the fight that was coming our way. After several trips in and out of the hospital, Luke was diagnosed with Chronic Granulomatous Disease. CGD is an immune disease. Luke’s immune system is unable to fight bacteria and fungus. The only cure for him is a bone marrow transplant.

Watch this video clip to see Luke and his family and learn more about their unique situation. This is a news story about Luke and his family that aired on CBS News in November 2015. Dr. Max Gomez reports.

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We have a very unique opportunity to get to know and follow one brave little Friends of Karen child and his family. Luke just turned 5 years old in December and is currently in Pre-K. His mom, Nicole, is a teacher, his dad, John, works in sales, and he has a little sister, Grace, who is just a year and a half old. Luke and his family live in Rockland County, NY. They are a happy, unremarkable family, but for one thing… Luke is about to go through a bone marrow transplant (the 2nd in his short life).

Friends of Karen founder, Sheila Petersen's aim was to give families with seriously ill children "more time to love."

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Friends of Karen, which supports critically-ill children and their families, plans, once again this year, to make sure each Friends of Karen child and their siblings have something to...

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Magdalena and her daughter, Victoria, are journeying the 3 year treatment of childhood leukemia. Caring for a child with a life-threatening illness is a frightening ordeal, but hundreds of...

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Thanksgiving is just around the corner – a special  time for most families. But if your child has cancer or another life-threatening illness, the holiday just...

There's a reason Lionel Li was awarded the Friends of Karen Hero Award at our Tribeca Rooftop Gala on September 22 in NYC. What child, struggling with cancer himself, gives up a trip to Disneyland...

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Dashley was diagnosed...