Asian community rallies around LAPD officer in need of bone marrow transplant

By Jeffrey Thomas DeSocio

Published May 9, 2017 10:05am PDT

FOX 11 Los Angeles

An LAPD officer is in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant and today the Japanese community is coming together to help.

Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches will be hosting a six-hour blood and bone marrow registry drive for LAPD Harbor Officer Matthew Medina who was diagnosed with aplastic anemia and needs a life-saving marrow donor.

Gina Silva is in downtown LA with the details.

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