Ms. Tavarez underwent a transplant of umbilical cord blood on Aug. 17 in an effort to battle acute myelogenous leukemia. She inspired thousands to offer themselves as potential bone-marrow matches in several marrow drives earlier this year. A bone marrow match could not be found, so the umbilical cord procedure was attempted.
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