Joined: 20 Jan 2006 Posts: 2116 Location: Between a rock and a hard place
Sun Dec 06, 09 10:19 pm EST
I've been asked by Jennifer's family to try and spread the word to as many people as possible about joining the bone marrow registry. Jennifer is a long-time Brooklynite who was born and raised in PLG. She recently discovered that she was suffering from Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). She has no familial match and therefore needs to find an unrelated donor. There will be a donor drive in two weeks at Bethany Baptist Church in Bed Stuy.
Donor Drive
Sunday, December 20, 2009 - 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Bethany Baptist Church
460 Marcus Garvey Boulevard
Brooklyn, NY
Contact: Shawn Austin, 917-331-3210
Jennifer Jones Austin
is 41, a wife and mother of two children, ages 12 and 7. She is suffering from Leukemia, and is in an immediate need of a bone marrow transplant. Without a bone marrow transplant, doctors have indicated that her chances of survival are slim.
A bone marrow transplant requires a 100% compatible match. Because none of her siblings were a match, her best chance of finding one is through the Be The Match Marrow Registry. That is why we are asking for YOUR help. Be The Match Registry is in need of registered donors.
A simple cheek swab is all that is needed to determine if YOU could be the one to save Jennifer or one of the other thousands of patients in need of a bone marrow transplant.
Donation only requires a blood donation and a surgical procedure is NOT required.
To help Jennifer, and many other patients like her, take the first step:
Join the Be the Match Marrow Registry as a potential bone marrow donor by coming to drive below or joining online to receive a cheek swab kit to see if you are a match.
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