SOME GOOD NEWS!

An anonymous donor stepped up and will cover the cost of the bone marrow transplant for Mark Price.

APNewsBreak: Donation pledged for Ariz. transplant
Associated Press
Posted on October 7, 2010 at 8:31 AM
Updated today at 10:12 AM

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona man who lost his eligibility for a state-funded transplant due to state budget cuts is the beneficiary of an anonymous donation to pay for the life-saving procedure.

Leukemia patient Mark Price's transplant physician, Dr. Jeffrey Schriber, says the donation will allow preparations to move forward for a bone-marrow transplant that could take place within two to three weeks.

Banner Health spokeswoman Nancy Neff confirms that a donation has been made but says no details are available. Bone-marrow transplants cost $250,000 or above.

Price tells The Associated Press that he's elated by the news.