CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A Chesapeake family is desperately searching for a blood stem cell donor for their 9-year-old son, who has leukemia, but finding the right match presents unique challenges.

Cayden Addison is currently in remission, but there's a chance the cancer could return and keep him in and out of the hospital. His mother, Courtney Addison, says seeing her son wear a hospital bracelet weighs heavily on her.

"No parent should have to experience this. This is a chapter I thought was going to be closed after his first round of chemo, and unfortunately, we are still fighting this," Courtney said.

Cayden has been battling blood cancer most of his childhood and requires ongoing treatment.

"He has to go to the hospital once a month. He has to get bone marrow biopsies, and that's how the

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