# @nextshark on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C6J0z5oMn_c
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- **Posted:** 2024-04-24T18:01:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NextShark (@nextshark) — https://gondola.cc/nextshark

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Kaiya Endo, an 18-year-old college student from Utah who needs a bone marrow transplant donor, has brought up the discussion about the health challenges that she and many others face as someone with mixed Japanese and white backgrounds.⁠
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Endo's mixed background limits her donor matching possibilities. According to Endo’s mother, Allison Jones, they are searching for 18- to 40-year-old people of mixed Asian and Caucasian descent donors. ⁠
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Despite the challenges, Endo maintains a positive outlook and looks forward to going back to college and doing outdoor activities. “This condition, if treated, isn’t fatal… I know I’ll get through it.” Endo told 2KUTV. “It just kind of sucks and I just have to wait.”⁠
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