Thankful People — The McKee Family

Rachael Long

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Cape Girardeau 11-year-old twins Matthew and Allee McKee find time to have fun in the Olson Family Garden with their parents Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, during a day of medical appointments at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Matthew was diagnosed with aplastic anemia in August and his twin sister donated the bone marrow for his Sept. 19 transplant.

Allee McKee exchanges a glance with her 11-year-old twin brother Matthew as he receives a blood transfusion Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, at St. Louis Children's Hospital. (Rachael Long ~ Southeast Missourian)
Cape Girardeau twins Allee and Matthew McKee sit near their mother Wendy McKee as they laugh at a joke made by their father Jason McKee (not pictured) on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, in the Olson Family Garden at St. Louis Children's Hospital. (Rachael Long ~ Southeast Missourian)
Wendy McKee and Jason McKee laugh as their twin children Matthew and Allee relax in a nook Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, in the Olson Family Garden at St. Louis Children's Hospital. (Rachael Long ~ Southeast Missourian)
Allee McKee erupts in laughter after grossing out her 11-year-old twin brother Matthew while taking a break from a day of medical appointments Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, in the Olson Family Garden at St. Louis Children's Hospital. (Rachael Long ~ Southeast Missourian)

Allee McKee maintains her balance while running atop a ledge Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, in the Olson Family Garden at St. Louis Children's Hospital. (Rachael Long ~ Southeast Missourian)
Matthew McKee sits on top of the world during a day of medical appointments Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, at the St. Louis Children's Hospital. (Rachael Long ~ Southeast Missourian)
Cape Girardeau twins Matthew and Allee McKee wrestle in the Olson Family Garden during a day of medical appointments Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, at St. Louis Children's Hospital. (Rachael Long ~ Southeast Missourian)
The McKee family poses for a photo during a day of medical appointments Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, at the St. Louis Children's Hospital. (Rachael Long ~ Southeast Missourian)
The McKee family poses for a photo during a day of medical appointments Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, at the St. Louis Children's Hospital. (Rachael Long ~ Southeast Missourian)