Preschool Survivor of Rare Blood Disorders Remains ‘One Happy Dude’

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | |

<p>It was a celebratory moment, in more ways than one. Kalina Martel and her teammates on the EVO travel softball team had just won their final summer tournament, and as the middle schoolers hugged and high-fived on the diamond, a steady stream of bubbles rose above them &#8212; courtesy of Kalina’s then-two-year-old brother Kole. Kole ... <a class="read-more" href="https://blog.dana-farber.org/insight/2026/04/preschool-survivor-rare-blood-disorders-one-happy-dude/" title="Preschool…

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