Former Dutchmen player finds stem cell match

Posted Feb 20, 2015 05:42:16 AM.

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Some encouraging news for a former member of the Kitchener Dutchmen hockey team.

The club has tweeted John Divo has found a stem cell match.

Divo is battling leukemia and is expected to have the transplant on March 26th. Plenty of reaction on social media, including from former teammate Marc Williams.

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