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Clark Knecht & Family
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Clark Knecht & Family
From Kylea:
First, I just wish I could tell you all individually how grateful I am for the way that our family has been loved, supported and carried over the last couple of weeks. The overwhelming love we’ve felt in the form of texts, donations, food, hospital needs, time and effort is such a testament to the power of community. And I have said multiple times lately, our family seems to have gathered the very best of humanity. I don’t even have words to express all my gratitude for the generosity we’ve experienced.
First, I just wish I could tell you all individually how grateful I am for the way that our family has been loved, supported and carried over the last couple of weeks. The overwhelming love we’ve felt in the form of texts, donations, food, hospital needs, time and effort is such a testament to the power of community. And I have said multiple times lately, our family seems to have gathered the very best of humanity. I don’t even have words to express all my gratitude for the generosity we’ve experienced.
As most people who know us now know, our Clark has been diagnosed with a very rare form of blood cancer. We’ve spent a long time working to figure out what’s going on inside our funny, sweetheart boy, and we are hopeful that we’ve landed on a definitive path forward. That path is going to be very difficult. The more we learn about chemotherapy and bone marrow transplants the more desperately we wish we could opt out.
We've been given the gift of time, and a short reprieve. Countless doctors are reviewing Clark’s case and refining his treatment regimen. We’re so grateful to live in a time when science and education have advanced our ability to fight disease on cellular levels. We feel confident we are on the best course forward, and we will be starting in-patient treatment next week.
I’m a firm believer that you will find what you look for. And we are trying hard to find miracles, both small and large. They’ve already been happening, and there are so many people making them happen. We ask for your faith, your positivity and your prayers on behalf of Clark. It is going to take a series of miracles for all of us to make it through.
If you would like to help Clark and other people like him in a tangible way, please donate blood and platelets with the Red Cross. Clark is going to need multiple infusions in the coming months and we need a steady supply of blood products.
If you are younger than 35, it would also be an incredible service to join the National Marrow Donor Program. Testing is an easy cheek swab, and if you match with someone, donation is an outpatient procedure. People like Clark literally can’t survive without marrow or stem cell donors. https://www.nmdp.org/get-involved/join-the-registry/about-donation
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