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Seven months later, he had one more chance to prove heart transplants could be life saving.

The most common treatments involve bone marrow transplants, chemotherapy and clinical trials.

The address enabled Luna’s hard-won spot in a subsidized preschool program, the family’s public benefits, access to Newman’s medical specialists and the elusive form of state health insurance — “straight Medi-Cal” — she needs for a transplant.

She was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia with a rare mutation known as Inversion 3 and has undergone several treatments, including chemotherapy and bone marrow transplants.

Despite treatment, including a bone marrow transplant and chemotherapy, she says doctors have told her the outcome does not look good.