Reminderband makes bands for Mayor O’Connor

In a matter of hours Friday, the regional chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society sold 5,000 black and gold silicone wristbands honoring Mayor Bob O’Connor, prompting the group’s officials to order 10,000 more.

The wristbands will be produced and shipped to the Pittsburgh area in about five days, said Jeff Morgan, director of operations of Reminderband, the Utah-based company that makes the wristbands. They’re expected to go on sale Friday.

The overwhelming show of support for O’Connor, 61, brings the total number of wristbands sold to 10,000. O’Connor remained in stable condition yesterday at UMPC Shadyside, where he is being treated for primary central nervous system lymphoma.

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