Efforts Intensify to Find Donor for Schwartz
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The following article featuring Yale forward Mandi Schwartz appeared in the June 7 issue of the Yale Daily News.
By Alison Griswold
Staff Reporter
Time is ticking to find a donor for Mandi Schwartz ’11, the women’s hockey forward who has battled leukemia on and off for nearly 18 months. As the search becomes increasingly critical, efforts to find Schwartz a matching marrow or cord blood donor have intensified.
“It’s pretty urgent right now,” head women’s hockey coach Hilary Witt said. “Mandi’s staying tough and doing the best she can, but it’s quite a battle for her. She’s staying as strong as she can, and she’s an inspiration to all of us.”
Diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in December 2008, Schwartz underwent a 130-day hospitalization stint and was finally released with a clean bill of health in May 2009. But after spending 11 months with her cancer in remission, Schwartz learned on April 19 that her leukemia had returned.
Complete article can be accessed via the Daily News Web site by clicking here.
