Brave Waterford boy to donate his bone marrow to help save his 10-year-old sister
Emma Healy was diagnosed with Idiopathic Aplastic Anaemia and needs a bone marrow transplant
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A brave Waterford family are campaigning to save their daughter who has been diagnosed with a rare medical condition only treatable by a hospital in the Netherlands.
Emma Healy from Tramore celebrated her 10th birthday on February 26, but unfortunately for her, she had to celebrate it with her family in Crumlin Children's Hospital.
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