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National Bone Marrow Registry - Articles
Bone Marrow Donation
by
Marie L.
Posted
Mon 02 Aug 2010 5:41am
Hi folks,
I received an interesting call (which I have to admit, subsequent ones I ducked the first couple of times after I heard the message) that I am a bone marrow match for a 24-year-old man with active lymphoblastic leukemia.
I registered as a donor ALMOST 20 YEARS ago with the Cammy Lee Foundation, a foundation set up to find more Asi ...
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July 2011 SC News Roundup
by
Tosin Ola
Posted
Tue 02 Aug 2011 7:34am
Written by Sickle Cell Warrior on 02 August 2011
Terrance Brown spreads Sickle Cell Awareness in Florida .
Summer is a low season for blood bank donations, and 9 year old sickle cell warrior Di-Juarie helped out at a blood drive in Jackson, Michigan; getting over 40 people to donate bloo ...
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February, 2012 News Roundup
by
Tosin Ola
Posted
Fri 10 Feb 2012 12:30pm
Written by Sickle Cell Warrior on 10 February 2012
New study shows that 75% fewer kids are suffering from strokes as children, especially in the black community and those affected by SC in comparison to the other racial demographics . Snaps to all the researchers who have ensured that all chi ...
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May 2011: Open Letter to the Community
by
Tosin Ola
Posted
Tue 10 May 2011 9:05am
Written by Sickle Cell Warrior on 10 May 2011
Hey everyone! I just wanted to say hello to all the lurkers (we see you;) and all the new members! It’s been a while since I’ve sent out an email blast, but there are a few things that are coming up that I simply had to share with you.
This i ...
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The Bone Marrow Chronicles?
by
Tom S.
Posted
Wed 12 Aug 2009 10:22pm
In 2004, I wandered into my local blood bank in Chicago and told them that I wanted to donate bone marrow. The nice lady explained that I can give a small blood sample that they’d analyze for various characteristics and antigens. The results of their analysis would be entered into a national database, and if a needy person’s doctor checks the d ...
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What Can You DO?!
by
myspecialks
Posted
Sun 02 Sep 2012 12:00am
So, yesterday I posted some facts about childhood cancer. If you're my friend on Facebook, I've posted even more there. If you really read them, you're probably thinking, "That's horrible. That's devastating. That is AWFUL.... But... what can I do about it?!"
Well... I'm glad you asked. ;o)
First, did you know that hundreds of ch ...
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Be the Match
by
Lori
Posted
Wed 11 Nov 2009 10:03pm
Joining the National Bone Marrow Registry is free until the end of 2009. Visit: www.bethematch.org for more information. You could be the one who saves a life.
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Be the Match
by
Lori
Posted
Wed 11 Nov 2009 10:03pm
Joining the National Bone Marrow Registry is free until the end of 2009. Visit: www.bethematch.org for more information. You could be the one who saves a life.
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He had already begun work on the ...
by
Medical Quack
Posted
Mon 10 Nov 2008 4:19pm
He had already begun work on the bill before his diagnosis of cancer...and has been a leader in the push for universal health care coverage ...and his family has been no stranger to cancer as well....a personal battle from here on....BD
WASHINGTON - Sen. Edward Kennedy's battle with a malignant brain tumor is likely to put a dramatic pers ...
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