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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Staff from Evanston Police Department and Evanston fire department gather Thursday afternoon to send off 10-year-old Julian Sims before his scheduled bone marrow transplant. Sims was diagnosed with leukemia last year.

Evanston police and fire officials reach out to 10-year-old with leukemia

January 30, 2014

When more than 20 police cars and fire trucks showed up on the street where 10-year-old Julian Sims lives Thursday, the commotion confused him. But when the officers and firefighters showed up on his doorstep...

The Sims family is holding a bone marrow drive at Ryan Field on Monday to find a match for 10-year-old Julian Sims (bottom left). The Dewey Elementary School student was diagnosed with leukemia about a month ago, the family said on its Be The Match fundraising page.

Evanston family seeks bone marrow donors for son

November 17, 2013

The parents of a 10-year-old Evanston boy will hold an event Monday at Ryan Field to help find a bone marrow match for him. Julian Sims, a fifth grader at Dewey Elementary School, was diagnosed with leukemia...

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