A dying British schoolgirl who is seeking a bone-marrow
transplant to save her from a rare deadly disease is being kept
alive by horse blood.  Eleven-year-old Zoe Gilbert suffers from
a life-threatening form of aplastic anaemia which doctors
believe can only be cured by a bone marrow transplant. The
disease, also called bone marrow failure, affects the blood and
is caused by bone marrow and stem cells failing to reproduce
enough red and white blood cells and platelets.  Zoe's family
has not yet been able to find a bone marrow match for her.
Instead, doctors are pumping her weak immune system with horse
blood.  Doctors are treating the little girl by injecting her
with a serum derived from horse blood that contains
antithymocyte globulin (ATG) - an antibody which Zoe's doctors
hope will boost her immune system.  While doctors believe
injecting horse blood into Zoe will save the schoolgirl's life,
the unorthodox treatment comes with a range of side effects,
like growth of facial hair, high temperatures, rashes,