From an email:
Long time Walnut Creek Resident Lisa Carlon was diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome. This is the same rare disease that Robin Roberts from ABC Good Morning America has. Lisa is in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant and can’t find a proper donor, which is critical for saving her life.
Every 10 minutes someone dies of a blood cancer disease. Lisa and other minorities are at particular risk of not receiving Bone Marrow Transplants, because most bone marrow transplant agencies have extremely low numbers of minority volunteers. This is where YOU can help.
To find out if you are a match is very simple. With a simple swab of the cheek, a bit of your DNA is collected. Be The Match Registry uses this DNA to figure out your HLA typing; your unique markers that can match you with patients in need of a life-saving marrow transplant.
Learn more on how YOU can save lives by
becoming a bone marrow registry member.
3 ways YOU can help!
Join us at our Life for Lisa Be The Match Drive on
Saturday, July 28th from 4:00 – 7:00 pm
at Heather Farms Tennis Center.
(1751 Heather Drive, Walnut Creek)
Where Be The Match Foundation will be on site, registering new potential donors to help support Life for Lisa.
Or join the Be The Match registry
http://marrow.org/Join/Join_Now/Join_Now.aspx
Be The Match will send you a cheek swab kit
Or to help raise funds to support Life4Lisa, please go to:
http://www.bethematchfoundation.org/goto/life4lisaAny questions please contact Zoe at zacarpe@prodigy.net
