This is Carolyn Tam, who was diagnosed with leukemia in 2006, which eventually went into remission for one year. She is now back in the hospital undergoing chemotherapy, but she needs a bone marrow transplant to survive. Representation for the Asian population is VERY low on the donor database. PLEASE register and become a potential donor, you could save a life!
Wherever you are in the world, please visit your local bone marrow registry to get yourself tested and registered. All it takes is a simple blood test to determine your bone marrow profile for matching purposes, and there is no obligation to donate, you always have a choice. Not only will you be helping Carolyn, but also any one else in the world who needs a bone marrow transplant.
For more information, please visit the website.
As many of you know, I went to a memorial last year of a friend’s father who died of leukemia 11 weeks from diagnosis. He was 59.
This last trip to Vancouver a month ago, brought me news of two more deaths from cancer. When my father picked me up at the airport, he informed me that my high school teacher, Gwen Bader (48), died of ovarian cancer only three days before. Also, a high school friend’s mother, who I last saw one year ago at the memorial I mentioned above. I believe she died of pancreatic cancer. All three of these people led very healthy lifestyles.
(For those who don’t know, I was widowed by cancer.)
Cancer isn’t just something you hear on the news anymore, it touches people around you and hits close to home. Being a potential bone marrow donor is even more valuable than giving to a cancer charity, it can save a life. Please register.
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