William and Jennifer Mason

William and Jennifer Mason are long term supporters and donors to AAMDSIF for the past 29 years.  The Masons’ daughter, Jill Elizabeth Mason, unfortunately lost her battle with aplastic anemia aplastic anemia: (ay-PLASS-tik uh-NEE_mee-uh) A rare and serious condition in which the bone marrow fails to make enough blood cells - red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. The term aplastic is a Greek word meaning not to form. Anemia is a condition that happens when red blood cell count is low. Most… in 1982 at the age of 15.  The family has continued their support in honor of Jill, and we are incredibly grateful to them for their dedication toward providing answers, support and hope to patients and families who continue to fight aplastic anemia and other bone marrow failure bone marrow failure: A condition that occurs when the bone marrow stops making enough healthy blood cells. The most common of these rare diseases are aplastic anemia, myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). Bone marrow failure can be acquired (begin any time in life) or can be… diseases.