Corpus Christi activist meets German bone marrow donor
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on March 20, 2023
Nearly 30 years after her brother died of a blood disease while waiting for a bone marrow transplant, a Corpus Christi activist received an opportunity to meet the man who gave her a second chance at life.
Ticia Hanisch, a 76-year-old Corpus Christi resident, was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome in September 2018. She was referred to M.D. Anderson in Houston, and her disease soon developed into acute myeloid leukemia. Hanisch, a mother of two, had a survival rate of less than 30% and would need a bone marrow transplant.
