Donor found for college hockey player and sister of NHL draft pick battling cancer

According to TSN and CBC, Mandi Schwartz is in a hospital in Seattle, preparing for a stem cell transplant- and that's very good news for the Saskatchewan hockey player.
Mandi Schwartz has acute myeloid leukemia, and she will undergo the transplant on August 26th, after a desperate search by her family and doctors finally came up with some results. Schwartz, a 22-year old from Wilcox, Saskatchewan, was declared in remission in June, which gave her some extra time, but doctors told the family she needed a transplant before September in order to survive."Her health is good and she is continuing to work on some strengthening to ensure that she is in good condition for the transplant" her father Rick Schwartz said on the Yale Bulldogs website.
Schwartz played for Yale's hockey team and she has also tried out for the national women's under-22 team.

Schwartz was diagnosed with cancer in December 2008, and she was forced to take a year off school, traveling home to Wilcox to undergo several rounds of chemotherapy. She was cleared to return to Yale in January to complete her junior year, but the cancer's return in april forced her back into treatment.

Mandi's brother is Jaden Schwartz, the No.14 pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the St.Louis Blues. He order brother Rylan plays at Colorado College.

The Schwartz family started a campaign-"become Mandi's hero"- to find the right donor. Over 1,600 people were tested at bone marrow drives at Yale the past two years, and a facebook page has over 5,000 followers. For my information, you can visit www.becomemyhero.org.

Even though an appropriate donor has been found for Mandi, her family will continue to search for donors."Core blood donations and bone marrow registration still remain our family's top priority" said Rick Schwartz."Education about the world-wide need for donors benefits not just us but all patients in need of a transplant and there are many such patients."

This is a great story. I hope her transplant is successful and I wish her well in the future. Feel free to leave your well wishes for Mandi in the comments.