Katie Trebing goes to preschool after a transplant that cured her Diamond Blackfan anemia. Katie is greeted by Mrs. Calabrese, whose class she will attend. Katie's mom, Stacy Trebing, is holding Christopher, who wanted to go to school with his sister. (September 10, 2007)
Long Island
The Match: The Katie Trebing story
Diagnosed with Diamond Blackfan anemia, Katie Trebing had one hope: a bone-marrow transplant from a genetically matched sibling. Through a bold program of in vitro fertilization and "preimplantation genetic diagnosis," Steve and Stacy Trebing created Christopher -- who in 2006, at age 1, would donate tissue to keep Katie alive.
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