Turner Continues Battle for Mandi
The following article featuring former Yale standout Brennan Turner appeared June 8 on the Toronto Globe and Mail Web site.
BY ALLAN MAKI
Brennan Turner has lost his friend but he hasn’t lost the desire to fight for her.
The 24-year-old defenceman who befriended the late Mandi Schwartz, of Wilcox, Sask., is continuing to lead a bone marrow drive that could save the lives of others. Schwartz was diagnosed in 2008 with acute myeloid leukemia, an aggressive cancer that attacks the bone marrow, and had undergone several treatments, including chemotherapy. She was scheduled for a bone marrow transplant this August after a donor was found but she died April 3 at the age of 23 after her cancer returned.
Turner, who like Schwartz played hockey at Yale University, is part of the OneMatch stem cell and marrow search operated by the Canadian Blood Services. There are several donation drives planned for Western Canada, including one in Regina this weekend and one in Calgary and Saskatoon on June 18-19.
Complete article can be accessed via the Globe and Mail Web site by clicking here.
