Long Beach State University Athletics
Former Hurdler Fights For Her Life
12/27/2004 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
Former Track Athlete Fights For Her Life LONG BEACH, CA-- Brandii Ruiz (Whittier), a former 400-meter hurdler on the Long Beach State track and field team, along with her family, are asking the community be a part of a Marrow Registration Drive on January 19 at Alhambra City Hall, not only to save her life, but others, in which a marrow or blood stem cell transplant could be a cure. Ruiz competed for the 49ers in 2003 after redshirting in 2002, but had to quit the team last year after developing non-Hodgkin lymphoma. After a year of treatment, Ruiz was ready to enroll in school, only to have the disease return. Her father, Alhambra Reserve Sergeant George Ruiz, has spearheaded a Marrow Drive, which will not only take sign ups at (626) 570-5177 or 5146 but monetary donations. A 24-hour recorded hotline for more information is at (626) 570-5123, while information is also available on the web at www.cityofalhambra.org/about/Brandii.html. Information can also be sought at www.marrow.org.
|
|
|
Copyrighted by Long Beach State and www.longbeachstate.com. All rights reserved worldwide.
No portion of this site may be reproduced or duplicated without the express written Please contact the webmaster should you find an error or out of date link.
