ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) – Phillip Mullin, a 15-year-old from Alexandria and student at Holy Savior Menard High School, is just the second person and the first pediatric patient to undergo a new gene therapy treatment for sickle cell in Louisiana.
After months of preparation, stem cell collection, blood exchange procedures, chemotherapy and a challenging recovery, Mullin has been functionally cured of the illness, according to Manning Family Children’s.
To celebrate, Phillip is set to ring the bell at Manning Family Children’s in New Orleans, on Friday, October 23, at around 10 a.m…