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11-year-old girl comes to Baton Rouge in search of bone marrow donor

4 hours 11 minutes ago Thursday, April 23 2026 Apr 23, 2026 April 23, 2026 4:07 AM April 23, 2026 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE - A young girl needs your help!

Cate Hargett, 11, is fighting a rare form of cancer and needs a bone marrow transplant.

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has discovered that Hargett has developed a significant TP53 mutation. The mutation allows cancer cells to multiply and means Hargett urgently requires a bone marrow transplant before malignancy develops.

Several donor registration drives are scheduled this week to help find a match.

FranU will host tables on Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

LSU will hold drives on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Parade Grounds and the Quad. Another drive is set for Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Free Speech Alley and the Quad.

OLOL Cancer Institute will have tables on Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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