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Darian Craig has neuroblastoma, a cancerous tumor that affects mostly infants — something she was diagnosed with as a small small child. Against all odds, she BEAT the 15% chance she had of surviving!

Sadly, that wasn't the only problem: she spent the next 14 years of her life in and out of emergency rooms battling Behcet's syndrome, a rare disorder that causes blood vessels to become inflamed! Not only did she have to have radiation treatments, but she had to have chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant as well. She is one HELL of a fighter.

She was then diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome, a rare blood and bone marrow failure disorder, after she had beaten everything else. She was going to need a lot of help to beat this, and they found the perfect match to do it — Evander Holyfield Jr.! You might know his dad, the boxer and champion?

YEAH!

Here's what Evander Jr. said:

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Talk about selfless!!

Cameron Lyle is a senior at the University of New Hampshire, and just decided to end his own athletics career in favor of donating his bone marrow to a man with leukemia! That's so incredible!

Cam focusing primarily on shot put, the team encouraged players his sophomore year to join the bone marrow registry — so he did! Two years later, they've told him he's a match… which is super rare to be a match with anyone outside of your own family!

Here's what he said:

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Robin Roberts's past year was a little rougher than your average person's.

Having to have a bone marrow transplant due to a rare disorder, she was dedicated to pulling through it — and showing what she had to go through, even if it meant the world seeing her at her lowest. Here's what she said:

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Robin Roberts is a brave woman — nobody can argue that.

She's been through breast cancer, and she's now recovering from an extensive bone-marrow transplant from just 5 months ago. She's battle-hardened, wise, and can take on anything.

Here's what she said about having a shaved head this time around:

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Khloe Kardashian has NO QUALMS asking for help and using her online power to find it — and we LOVE that she's willing to do that!

Unfortunately, it's not a happy situation: her cousin Cici is currently battling cancer, and needs a bone marrow transplant. So she has asked her fans and followers for help in finding Cici a donor!

Here's what she wrote:

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As Robin Roberts continues to heal from her bone marrow transplant, a furry critter will be keeping her company…

Her Jack Russell terrier KJ!!!!!!

As Robin continues to pass her milestones, KJ will surely bring a smile to his GMA host mama.

Robin tweets the following about her bestie reunion:

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Aww! Disappointing news to say the least!

As much as we miss her smiling face every morning, Robin Roberts is not returning to our TVs any time soon.

The talented Good Morning America host is expected to stay sidelined until May at the earliest.

Doctors insist she's recovering from her bone marrow transplant right on schedule, but we bet she's itching to get back into the studio!

And we know her fans — us included — are going through severe withdrawal!

We hope your holiday has been relaxing, Robin! Get well soon!

[Image via PNP/WENN.]

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