Gigi Felix suffers from sickle cell disease, an inherited blood disorder.
TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida teenager is battling an aggressive form of sickle cell disease and urgently needs rare blood donations.
Before Gigi Felix can undergo a life-saving bone marrow transplant, doctors need 50 units of very rare blood.
So far, they've secured 34 units, an increase from earlier this week.
"Doctors have the match for her. Her brother is the perfect bone marrow match, but they cannot proceed forward with that transplant until 50 units of very rare and very specific blood donors are found to help save her life," said Susan Forbes, Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications and Public Relations for OneBlood.