Donating Bone marrow is easier + Filipino donor needed
I just got this ... I think the more people we get registered, the more people who will live long healthy lives. And I do have a few filipino friends - YEAH!! :)
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This is great news!........ Signing up for the bone marrow registry (NMDP) has gotten a wholelot easier! Kim Ramos at City of Hope is able to send a self-registration package to anyone who is willing to sign up for the NMDP Registrybut can't make it to a bone marrow drive. The self-registration buccal swab kit eliminates the need to give a blood sample in order to be tested for the bone marrow registry. Instead, you just need to swab the inside of you cheeks with provided cotton swabs. It can be done at home. It's easy and painless! You will also need to complete a registration form and consent form. City of Hope has also informed me that anyone who is an ethnic minority (Asian, Hispanic, etc) will have their processing fee waived (grant money available for minority donors). So if you have aFilipino friend who wants to sign up for the registry, IT WILL BE FREE. To check to see if you qualify to be a bone marrow donor, visit the NMDP website: http://www.marrow.org/HELP/med_guidelines_join.htmlBUT DON'T SIGN UP ON THE WEBSITE- City of Hope will process all of Christine's friends and family. (The website is not able to waive the fee for minority donors.) Most important: If you sign up, you'll be signing up to be checked for compatibility to all patients who need a bone marrowdonor....not just Christine! Remember- It is important that we give hope to all Filipino and minority patients like Christine waiting for a marrow donor. One last thing, you must to be a US citizen or permanent resident to receive the kit and register as a potential donor. You can reach Kim at City of Hope by email at: mramos@coh.org Please provide the following in your email: 1. TYPE CHRISTINA PECHARA IN THE SUBJECT FIELD OF THE EMAIL 2. ENTER YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER 3. SPECIFY YOUR ETHNIC BACK GROUND (Kim will waive your fee if you're a minority. If you are not a minority, you will be asked to pay $50 to cover the cost of your tissue typing. Goverment grants make minority testing possible.) Please join our efforts and help get the word out. Christina and other patients are hoping that you'll help recruit more potential donors. Sincerely, Doug PS. Here's more contact info for Kim, but the email is thepreferred method.Kim RamosNMDP - SpecialistDepartment of Transfusion Medicine(626) 359-8111 ext. 63262 Office(626) 301-8826 Faxmramos@coh.org
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This is great news!........ Signing up for the bone marrow registry (NMDP) has gotten a wholelot easier! Kim Ramos at City of Hope is able to send a self-registration package to anyone who is willing to sign up for the NMDP Registrybut can't make it to a bone marrow drive. The self-registration buccal swab kit eliminates the need to give a blood sample in order to be tested for the bone marrow registry. Instead, you just need to swab the inside of you cheeks with provided cotton swabs. It can be done at home. It's easy and painless! You will also need to complete a registration form and consent form. City of Hope has also informed me that anyone who is an ethnic minority (Asian, Hispanic, etc) will have their processing fee waived (grant money available for minority donors). So if you have aFilipino friend who wants to sign up for the registry, IT WILL BE FREE. To check to see if you qualify to be a bone marrow donor, visit the NMDP website: http://www.marrow.org/HELP/med_guidelines_join.htmlBUT DON'T SIGN UP ON THE WEBSITE- City of Hope will process all of Christine's friends and family. (The website is not able to waive the fee for minority donors.) Most important: If you sign up, you'll be signing up to be checked for compatibility to all patients who need a bone marrowdonor....not just Christine! Remember- It is important that we give hope to all Filipino and minority patients like Christine waiting for a marrow donor. One last thing, you must to be a US citizen or permanent resident to receive the kit and register as a potential donor. You can reach Kim at City of Hope by email at: mramos@coh.org Please provide the following in your email: 1. TYPE CHRISTINA PECHARA IN THE SUBJECT FIELD OF THE EMAIL 2. ENTER YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER 3. SPECIFY YOUR ETHNIC BACK GROUND (Kim will waive your fee if you're a minority. If you are not a minority, you will be asked to pay $50 to cover the cost of your tissue typing. Goverment grants make minority testing possible.) Please join our efforts and help get the word out. Christina and other patients are hoping that you'll help recruit more potential donors. Sincerely, Doug PS. Here's more contact info for Kim, but the email is thepreferred method.Kim RamosNMDP - SpecialistDepartment of Transfusion Medicine(626) 359-8111 ext. 63262 Office(626) 301-8826 Faxmramos@coh.org
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