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The Blues Superfan

Author Ryan Logan
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - JUNE 12: Alex Pietrangelo #27 of the St. Louis Blues celebrates with the Stanley Cup after defeating the Boston Bruins in Game Seven to win the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Final at TD Garden on June 12, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Laila Anderson is the 11-year old St. Louis Blues fan who first came to our attention back in November of 2018…

Laila suffers from a very rare disease called HLH, which stands for Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocystosis.

Anderson is one of 15 children to suffer from this rare condition. According to Johns Hopkins Medical, the disease makes a person’s white blood cells attack other cells, severely affecting one’s immune system.

In November Laila needed a bone marrow donor. She got one the next month and that’s when the St. Louis Blues stepped in and made her their unofficial teammate.

For the past four months she’s only been able to go home and the hospital.

It all started when her mom surprised her with the news that she’ll be able to see the Blues take on the Sharks during the start of the playoffs.

She has been with the team ever since even getting to attend game 7 in Boston Wednesday night.

Here is her mom telling her she can go to Game 7.

She was in fact the Blues good luck charm as they went into Boston for game 7 and got the job done! Laila was on the ice to celebrate!

Hey It’s Ryan, let me start off by saying…YES, I was born and raised in Wixom, Michigan although a lot of listeners like to joke that I am from Arizona. WCSX has always been my radio home, I have been at the station since I was a 23-year-old intern, co-host of Big Jim’s House, married with kids. Family and radio are what I love, but don’t get me started on golf! Like some, I have become obsessed with golf and you can hear all about that on “The Ball Washer Pod” right here on WCSX. One of my other passions is helping out the Vets. Since coming to WCSX I have been apart of raising hundreds of thousands for local vet groups. Other than that, I am a goofy guy, loving life, my family and talking to you on the radio. Ryan writes about golf, family and what happens on “Big Jim’s House.”

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