Yesterday, Shannon Tavarez received an umbilical-cord blood transplant at a children’s hospital on Long Island.
The procedure was performed as an alternative to a bone marrow transplant.
The Queens actress played Nala in “The Lion King” on Broadway until her illness forced her to quit in April.
A family friend says Shannon will remain in the hospital while doctors make sure her body doesn’t reject the transplant.
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