Another Bone Marrow Drive Being Held For Fort Lee Girl, 12

FORT LEE, N.J. — Another bone marrow drive will be held for a borough 12-year-old girl battling leukemia.

Briana Lopez has been battling acute myeloid leukemia since January 2016. She spent eight months in the hospital, received intensive chemotherapy and went through one bone marrow transplant already.

She was declared to be in remission, but the cancer returned last November and needs a second transplant to survive. Bone marrow drives were previously held for her, but they have not helped her find a matching donor.

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The bone marrow drive is March 25 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Lewis F. Cole Middle School. People ages 18 to 44 may register to donate.

The Police Department has sponsored a Zumba marathon and donated thousands of dollars to help Lopez and her family, who have struggled financially since the diagnosis.

More than $25,000 for the family has been donated online on a Go Fund Me page.

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Photo: Brianna Lopez — Courtesy of the Lopez Family