09 June 2021 - 09:32
Affectionately referred to as 'Mighty Mack', Mackenzie Friedman was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia on May 12 and requires regular blood and platelet transfusions in between her rigorous chemotherapy treatments.
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Mackenzie Friedman was born a perfectly healthy bouncing baby girl but now at five months old desperately needs a life-saving blood stem cell transplant from a matching donor.
Affectionately referred to as “Mighty Mack”, Mackenzie was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) on May 12 and requires regular blood and platelet transfusions inbetween her rigorous chemotherapy treatments.
“After she experienced a sudden spike in her temperature, first-time mom, Megan Harrington-Johnson rushed her to the general practitioner, who referred her to a paediatrician to run some diagnostic blood tests. It was with great shock and terror that the family learnt of Mackenzie’s life-threating blood disorder and it has been an arduous journey for them since.