UPDATE:
DATE:
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
TIME:
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
LOCATION:
University of Cincinnati
TUC 400 A
Drive contact: Jasmine at buxtonjeoucmail.uc.edu or 556-1177
A simple cheek swab is all it takes!!!
I mentioned in an earlier post that we have a possible match for Isabella. Her doctors are continuing to look, and will continue because they may find a better match. I am trying to create momentum by holding marrow drives to create awareness and register people to join the registry. I would love to find the perfect match for Isabella and others.
The guidelines for joining the registry are simple. All you need is to:
1. Be between the ages of 18 and 60
2. Be willing to donate to any patient in need
3. Meet the guidelines
These conditions would prevent you from joining the registry:
HIV or risk for HIV
Hepatitis or risk for hepatitis
Most forms of heart disease or cancer
Chronic lung disease
Diabetes requiring insulin or diabetes-related health issues
Diseases that affect blood clotting or bleeding
Recent back surgery, or severe ongoing back problems
Autoimmune/neurological disorders such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis or multiple sclerosis
Being an organ or marrow transplant recipient
Significant obesity
Current sleep apnea
Because tissue types are inherited, patients are most likely to match someone of their own race or ethnicity. Registry members of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds are especially needed, so every patient has the chance for a cure.
There are currently 7 million people in the registry. The breakdown is as follows:Caucasian – 73%, Hispanic/Latino - 9%, African American/Black – 8%, Asian/South Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander -7%, Multiple Race – 3%, American Indian/Alaska Native -1%.
Be the Match offers you the unique opportunity to give a life-saving marrow transplant to someone in need. Thousands of patients with leukemia and other life-threatening diseases depend on the Be The Match Registry, the latest and most diverse registry in the world, to find a life-saving donor. We all have the power to heal, the power to help.
You can research the registry online at BeTheMatch.org or call 1-800-MARROW-2. I am going to post a blog that a donor is contributing to soon so that you hear what this experience is like from a donor’s perspective. If you have any questions, or would like to host a drive, please let me know. We have several coming up in Cincinnati, Washington DC, Indianapolis, and San Diego.
Thanks for checking in on us
Monica
(The information and statistics were taken directly from the Be The Match literature)
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