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Anissa and Marissa Ayala

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The Resume

    Anissa born in 1971 Marissa born in April, 1990
    Resided in Walnut, California
    Anissa diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia at age 15
    Marissa conceived to provide her sister with a life saving bone marrow transplant

Why she might be annoying:

    Their names almost rhyme.
    Critics accused the girls’ parents of creating Marissa to ‘cannibalize’ her for spare parts.
    There was only a one in four chance that Marissa would prove a match for her sister.
    At 14 months, Marissa had a cup of marrow extracted with a needle from her hip bone.
    They inspired two maudlin TV movies.
    Anissa married when she was only 20.

Why she might not be annoying:

    Neither Anissa's parents nor her brother had proved a suitable match for a marrow transplant.
    A two year nationwide search for a compatible donor was unsuccessful.
    The marrow extraction and transplant did not harm Marissa and saved Anissa.
    Marissa grew up well-loved and the sisters are close.
    The Anissa Foundation was created to provide financial and emotional support for leukemia patients.
    Anissa works for the National Marrow Donor Program.
    She said of Marissa, ‘If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t be here, and if it weren’t for me, she wouldn’t be here either.’

Credit: Georgina


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 25 Votes: 36.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 49 Votes: 61.22% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 52 Votes: 40.38% Annoying