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Forwarding this for a friend - I joined the registry a few years back and it is incredibly simple (just like giving blood for any other test) and puts you on file for the rest of your life. Should you ever match anyone with this horrible illness, they will contact you and ask you if you would like to help. It's easier than giving blood (though you should do that, too!), and it could save a life, so if you haven't registered, please do.
NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM. Because it's important, and you could help
Sam Cross, a friend of a friend, was diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia in January. He had no symptoms, the diagnosis was made after a routine blood test.
( Sam ) is a student, a captain of the Harvard fencing team, a member of the tennis club team and a regular volunteer at the student-run homeless shelter. In addition to academics and sports, Sam has always taken a lot of interest in helping people, including his work at the shelter and as an active tutor for underprivileged kids since high school.
Not that biography should matter--he's sick and you--or someone you know---might be able to help him....
Sam's on medical leave from Harvard where he was expected to graduate with a Physics/Math degree this June. He just finished two rounds of chemotherapy at the New York Presbyterian Hospital. He will most likely need a bone marrow transplant to increase his chance of being cured from this terrible disease.
Sam is Eurasian, and the donor registry has specific needs for Asian and Eurasian donors.
If you're not already registered, please consider signing up for the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) Registry and/or make a financial contribution to it.
And PLEASE urge your Asian and Eurasion friends to do likewise. Most donors will not be able to help Sam specifically, but there are many other patients like him and a shortage of compatible donors.
JOIN THE NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM® (NMDP) REGISTRY
UPDATE: You don't need to have surgery anymore to donate!. You can simply take some pills to increase marrow in your body and blood, which can be a tad painful, and then give blood through a machine that filters the excess marrow out of your blood. It is a lot less painful, lower recovery time, less time intensive and carries none of the risks of surgery.
NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM. Because it's important, and you could help
Sam Cross, a friend of a friend, was diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia in January. He had no symptoms, the diagnosis was made after a routine blood test.
( Sam ) is a student, a captain of the Harvard fencing team, a member of the tennis club team and a regular volunteer at the student-run homeless shelter. In addition to academics and sports, Sam has always taken a lot of interest in helping people, including his work at the shelter and as an active tutor for underprivileged kids since high school.
Not that biography should matter--he's sick and you--or someone you know---might be able to help him....
Sam's on medical leave from Harvard where he was expected to graduate with a Physics/Math degree this June. He just finished two rounds of chemotherapy at the New York Presbyterian Hospital. He will most likely need a bone marrow transplant to increase his chance of being cured from this terrible disease.
Sam is Eurasian, and the donor registry has specific needs for Asian and Eurasian donors.
If you're not already registered, please consider signing up for the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) Registry and/or make a financial contribution to it.
And PLEASE urge your Asian and Eurasion friends to do likewise. Most donors will not be able to help Sam specifically, but there are many other patients like him and a shortage of compatible donors.
JOIN THE NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM® (NMDP) REGISTRY
UPDATE: You don't need to have surgery anymore to donate!. You can simply take some pills to increase marrow in your body and blood, which can be a tad painful, and then give blood through a machine that filters the excess marrow out of your blood. It is a lot less painful, lower recovery time, less time intensive and carries none of the risks of surgery.