Nation A 3-year-old with leukemia needs a bone marrow transplant. Her race complicates the search May 30, 2019Sam DeGrave, Asheville Citizen TimesComments Off on A 3-year-old with leukemia needs a bone marrow transplant. Her race complicates the search Three-year-old Ailani is half black and half white, meaning a bone marrow transplant for her leukemia is hard to find.