Still Hoping for a Match
You can help other South Asians desperate for a bone marrow transplant.
By Ismat Sarah Mangla, July 2, 2007, Health, News, Daily
Above: Vinay and his wife. Below: Sameer and his wife.
[1] Megan Jacob didn’t make it.
[2] Varun Bhaskaran didn’t make it.
[3] Nirali Naik didn’t make it.
Neither did countless others.
In 2004, [4] we first wrote about the lack of South Asian bone marrow donors, and we’ve continued to bring you updates and impassioned pleas. Today [5] Vinay Chakravarthy and [6] Sameer Bhatia are just two more South Asians who need our help. But there are dozens others out there, and they can all benefit from an increased number of South Asians on the National Marrow Donor Program registry.
If you haven’t already been registered, please do so. The easiest way is to attend a drive in your area. For a complete list of upcoming drives, visit the [7] South Asian Marrow Association of Recruiters Web site. There are also drives listed on [8] Vinay’s site.
If you can’t get to a drive in your area, [9] request a donor kit from the NMDP. Don’t delay—you could help save a life.
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URLs in this post:
[1] Megan Jacob: http://www.meganbmt.com/
[2] Varun Bhaskaran : http://www.angels4ever.com/Older.html
[3] Nirali Naik: http://savenirali.com/nirali/
[4] we first wrote about the lack of South Asian bone marrow donors: http://niralimagazine.com/2004/10/hoping-for-a-match/
[5] Vinay Chakravarthy: http://www.helpvinay.org/dp/index.php?q=node
[6] Sameer Bhatia: http://nickmyers.com/helpsameer/
[7] South Asian Marrow Association of Recruiters Web site: http://www.samarinfo.org/drives.htm
[8] Vinay’s site: http://www.helpvinay.org/dp/index.php?q=node
[9] request a donor kit from the NMDP: http://www.marrow.org/HELP/Join_the_Registry/Join_Now/join_now.html?src=text
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