Area Seventh Grader Kajal Patel Loses Battle with Immune Disorder
Athens Academy students are wearing red Tuesday in honor of the seventh grader's memory.
An area seventh-grade girl whose lifelong battle with an immune disorder inspired a world-record-breaking regional Marrow-Thon last spring has died. Athens Academy Headmaster Bob Chambers told parents the news about Kajal Patel's death in an email on Monday: Sincerely, J. Robert Chambers, Jr. Headmaster More than 4,000 individuals registered as possible bone marrow donors with Be The Match during a seven-day period in 2012. The Marrow-Thon yielded multiple matches for Kajal, but she waited for her health to improve before undergoing the procedure last month. Tuesday morning, a message about Kajal's passing was posted on the Facebook Page "Be a Hero for Kajal," which was started to keep friends and family informed about the bone marrow …
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