Bone Marrow Registry to Support Isabella Battle

Please come out and support Monica Battle and her daughter Isabella by joining the bone marrow registry and encouraging others to do so as well. Their goal is to register 50-100 people through the June 21st drive.

Isabella is a 4-year old girl that is suffering from Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML). Her only possible cure from this blood disease is a Bone Marrow Transplant.

For more information about Isabella Battle please visit www.battle4bella.blogspot.com and Be the Match for Isabella.

Date: Monday, June 21, 2010
Time: 3-7 p.m.
Location: DC Bilingual Public Charter School/CentroNía
1420 Columbia Road, NW
Washington, DC 20009

Please contact Alison Auerback at aauerbach@centronia.org or Xina Eiland at xinaeiland@me.com if you have any questions or would like to help with this effort. They thank you for your support.

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

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