For more than a year, she was a mystery to Matt Szczur. In fact, he didn't even know her name. But now and forever, the Cubs' jack of all trades will remain part of Anastasia Olkhovsky thanks to the bone marrow he donated that saved her life. Sports fans first met Anastasia and her family via an ESPN "E:60" feature in 2013. Anastasia was the leukemia-stricken child of Ivan and Marina, a couple from Ukraine that was afraid to close their eyes at night for fear their first born might not open hers again.
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