Royce Taylor, former pastor of Garland’s Lavon Drive Baptist Church, is in need of a bone marrow donor in his fight against leukemia.
Finding a bone marrow donor could be a lifesaving treatment for the pastor who has spent his life ministering to others.A bone marrow transplant is a treatment for people with leukemia, lymphoma, other cancers and sickle cell anemia, according to the. Matches are based on human leukocyte antigen or HLA typing. HLAs are proteins found in most cells in the human body. The closer the match, the greater the chance the patient’s body accepts donated cells and allows them to grow new healthy ones.
For Taylor, his family and his faith have kept him uplifted throughout his treatments. He said whether or not he finds a match, he believes the drive will benefit someone else. Kerby Richmon, associate pastor of Lavon Drive Baptist Church, described Taylor as “a big teddy bear.”As outreach pastor, the role meant Taylor spearheaded a program to bus people to church and administered to people in need, Richmon said. The associate pastor described Taylor as outgoing, benevolent and a family man.
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