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#HopeforCristina: Cristina Di Corte seeks a bone marrow donor at Sheridan

#HopeforCristina: Cristina Di Corte seeks a bone marrow donor at Sheridan

STORY AND PHOTOS BY MAXINE LOWE Just 70 people worldwide are reported to have a rare disease called Mitochondrial Neurogastrointestinal Encephalopathy Disease (MNGIE). It’s a disease that Cristina Di Corte, 23, was diagnosed with two years ago. It forced her to learn how to walk again, and dropped her weight down to 68 pounds. The genetic disease […]