AR HR1055

Recognize the importance of stem cell donor match testing and stem cell donors in combating Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, which affected approximately 6,500 new cases and 1,300 deaths in the United States in 2022.

Highlight the case of Jaylan Weatherspoon of McGehee, Arkansas, who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia at age 6 in 2010 and found a stem cell donor match within 2 weeks.

Note that Jaylan Weatherspoon received a stem cell transplant and is now cancer-free 13 years later, attending White Hall High School as a senior, owning two businesses, and holding a real estate license.

Encourage citizens of Arkansas to participate in stem cell donor testing.