In Need
In looking at Matt, Liz and Madeline's blog today, I was alerted about this story, and the need for more folks to register to be bone marrow donors. This is so important, I learned this when a friend's son battled cancer several years ago. Even if you can't help in this particular situation, registering is so easy, and can mean the world-- life-- to someone.
Please pass this on to anyone you can.
The link to the blog and this story is: http://thesiegelfiles.blogspot.com/2008/10/we-interrupt-this-blog.html
The story:
Monday, October 13, 2008
We Interrupt this Blog...
...for the following public-service announcement.I recently found out that an old friend of mine from high school is fighting an aggressive form of non-Hodgkins lymphoma. He has had many different treatments for this over the past 3 years, including a stem-cell transplant and chemotherapy; the next step in the fight is a bone-marrow transplant. Unfortunately, Steve is part of a "genetic minority," as he comes from a long line of eastern-european Jews. As such, there is currently no match for him in the bone marrow registry. (This is apparently an ongoing issue for the Jewish community -- I had no idea!) He is a mix of Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Romanian, and Lithuanian. Out of 12 million people on the registry, he does not currently have a donor match.No matter what your background is, I hope you'll look into becoming a bone-marrow donor. It is an out-patient procedure and all expenses are paid by the patient's insurance. And if your background is Jewish, please be aware that the community is in dire need of your help.Thanks so much for reading this far... And thanks in advance for FORWARDING A LINK TO THIS BLOG POST EVERYWHERE YOU CAN THINK OF.
Here is a photo of Steve and his family, so you can see exactly who you'll be helping! Please don't let the gorgeousness of the family sway you in any way. ;-)
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