Rare disease has Mustang family seeking ‘perfect match’

 
BY BLAKE MOSES | Published: March 18, 2010   

Korben Morrow’s family and friends hope to meet his "perfect match” on Sunday in the form of a bone-marrow donor candidate.

Korben, 2, needs a bone marrow transplant to fight a very rare disease called juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia, which his doctor said affects fewer than 1 in 1 million children.

photo - Rachel Morrow holds the hand of her hospitalized son, Korben Morrow, 2, on Monday. Korben has leukemia and needs a bone-marrow transplant. Photo provided by Blake Moses
Rachel Morrow holds the hand of her hospitalized son, Korben Morrow, 2, on Monday. Korben has leukemia and needs a bone-marrow transplant. Photo provided by Blake Moses

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There are only 25 to 30 known cases in the United States.

"We were told by our doctor that she had only seen three cases,” said Rachel Morrow, 23, of Mustang, a former...
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