Blues superfan Laila Anderson will meet the man who saved her life tonight

ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - For the first time ever, St. Louis Blues superfan Laila Anderson is meeting the man who gave her a new lease on life. 

She will share the stage at the Be The Match Soiree fundraising event in St. Louis Thursday night with 19-year-old Kenton Femlee of Kansas. He calls Laila an inspiration and recently told KCTV, "I truly can't wait to wrap her in a hug and tell her how much she means to me." 

Tickets for the event are sold out, but you can watch the emotional moment online for a $100 donation to the National Bone Marrow Donor Registry. 

Felmlee he was inspired to become a donor because both his father and a teacher donated bone marrow to save a life. 

"I think it's hard for me to put into words how much she means to me and how much she inspired me," Felmlee told KCTV.

Learn more at BeTheMatch.org/Laila.

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