[nativestudies-l] FW: [yban] Urgent Native American bone marrow donor needed

[George, Pamela]

This was sent to the Yale Black Alumni Network.  I don't know the credibility of the post,  but it's certainly worth looking into.

PG

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From: yban at yahoogroups.com [mailto:yban at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of DoreenOliv at aol.com
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 11:25 AM
To: yban at yahoogroups.com; yny-l at ayalists.yale.edu
Subject: [yban] Urgent Native American bone marrow donor needed

I do not know the person in need, but seeing that it looks pretty credible (and urgent), I wanted to forward.


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From: Doky Rehfeld-Fried < doky at sbcglobal.net<mailto:doky%40sbcglobal.net> >
Date: 2008/10/30
Subject: [dayschool] Fw: Urgent donor needed

Posting for a friend -

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From: Caren McCormack < caren at mccormackmedia.com<mailto:caren%40mccormackmedia.com> >
Subject: Urgent donor needed

Hi all,

I am writing you with a very serious and urgent request. My friend, a local
mother of three and elementary school teacher, is fighting for her life. In
January 2008, she was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), the same
leukemia I battled. After five rounds of intensive chemo, her cancer returned.
It was then doctors found she had been misdiagnosed and was actually fighting
acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Because she has received so much chemo
already, her body will not handle the normal course of treatment for ALL.?

She needs a bone marrow transplant to save her life. And she needs it soon.
Currently there is no match for her on the national donor database or on
international databases. She is looking for someone of Native American AND
German ancestry . The percent of each heritage is not important.

Two action items:

1.?????? If you fit this description and are willing to help, would you please
contact me? You must be between 18 and 60 and healthy to give. You can be tested
for free via a simple cheek swab you can do at home.

2.?????? If you don't fit this description, could you please forward this email
to others? I'm convinced there's a donor out there. We just need to cast the net
wide enough.

Please help us find someone.

Caren

Questions: caren at mccormackmedia.com<mailto:caren%40mccormackmedia.com>


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