MEDIA ADVISORY


The first patient to receive a bone marrow transplant at the University of 
Virginia Children's Medical Center will be available for interviews along 
with Dr. Peter Waldron, his physician, on Wednesday, April 24.  
The 12-year-old from Rainelle, W.Va., who began treatment March 18 followed 
by the bone marrow infusion on March 25, will be available from noon to 
1 p.m. or 1:30-2 p.m. prior to his scheduled discharge.

If you are interested in an interview call Katherine Jackson at 
(804) 924-1827.  Television reporters should contact our T.V. News Office at 
(804) 924-7550. 
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                                                                April 23, 1996