Four-year-old Khloe is about to donate bone marrow to her younger brother, Colton, who was born without an immune system.
Khloe Land, of Coos Bay, Oregon, has been nicknamed"the superhero" by her family -- and for good reason.
The likelihood of a sibling being a perfect match for a bone marrow donation is only about 25%, according to Shereck. "Nobody would ever know that he has SCID," Land said."He's just a healthy, normal sweet baby. He's been poked and prodded a lot, but he's a little fighter." Just two weeks ago, the Lands found out that Khloe had the right immune system genes to save her brother.
"Khloe tells Colton all the time that she's going to save his life, so she knows that he wouldn't have a good chance of living if it wasn't for her," Land said."But we've tried to make things as minimal as possible." Land quit her job to be able to stay with Colton in Portland while her husband and daughters commute back and forth for visits.
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