Family seeking help for 6-year-old in need of stem cell transplant
A family from Mervin, SK is hoping the public can help their daughter, six-year-old Paige Schmidt, by offering to have a simple swab test done, but it’s a test that could mean life or death for the child.
Paige has a serious medical condition called Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and requires a stem cell transplant. Unfortunately, none of Schmidt’s family members were a match for the transplant.
Initially, Schmidt’s mother noticed that she had some bruising, and decided that Schmidt should go in for testing to see what was causing it.
“[Paige] had very low hemoglobin, no platelets, and a very low white [blood] cell count,” Kristi Koop, a friend of Schmidt’s mother, said. “It’s been a hard struggle for them to find out what’s actually the matter with her.”