Arkansas girl celebrates remission | 11alive.com [Video]

10-year-old Samantha Andrews is celebrating being in remission following a life-changing bone marrow transplant after finding her perfect match.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — In September of 2023, a Central Arkansas girl and her family were searching for a perfect match for a bone marrow transplant.

10-year-old Samantha Andrews has battled acute myeloid leukemia (AML) twice in her young life.

With lots of hope, faith, and a huge community behind the Andrews family, the life-changing bone marrow transplant Samantha needed became a reality.

Last year, Serena Andrews searched for her daughter Samantha’s perfect match through a donor drive.

“We ended up getting more than 600 people that came out to the Benton area and that ended up getting us to over 1,000 donors,” Serena said.

Serena said this outcome was incredible, especially since she hoped for at least 500 people.

“We had an astounding amount of people come,” Serena said.”

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