A young man at my husband’s company is in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant. The ideal match would be 3/4 Caucasian and 1/4 Asian (specifically Japanese), but anyone who is any percentage of a mix of Caucasian and Asian (any type) could be a match.
Update: additional information from the company:
Facts about the procedural aspects of bone marrow donation
If a qualified donor is identified and medical or travel costs are an issue, this will be taken care of.
Nick came down with what he thought was strep throat a few weeks ago. He was informed that he has leukemia and was admitted to the hospital immediately for chemotherapy. Two rounds of chemotherapy and blood, platelet, saline, and antibiotic infusions have all failed to put Nick into remission. Nick’s white cell blood count is too low for another round of chemo, and has been sent home.
It’s a very aggressive cancer, his time is running out, and apparently there are very few Caucasian/Asian donors registered with the national donor registry.
If you or anyone you know might fit the profile and be willing to be a donor for this young man, please call Carol Galespi (this is the spelling I was given but I suspect it’s Gillespie) at the Asian America Donor Program (AADP) at 1-800-593-6667 extension 104. She is Nick’s liaison right now in accessing test results and expediting them to Nick’s doctor’s.
Carol and the AADP are also providing FREE testing if you are located in the Bay Area, CA. Please contact her directly if you are local to have your testing done instead of going through the registration process at www.marrow.org. (I’ve also been told that a bone marrow testing drive is being planned for the EMC Bay Area, CA locations next week by AADP. I’ll post an update if I hear more.)
If you live elsewhere, you need to register through www.marrow.org, then contact Carol at the above number with your register id number, the location where you were tested, and testing date. This is so they can expedite the results; at the rate the cancer is progressing, Nick might not survive until the results make their way through the regular channels.
Please feel free to pass this information on to anybody you know who might fit the profile and be willing to become a donor for this young man.
