Got word passed along to me about a kid in need... Noah Hein was adopted from Vietnam in 2000 when he was four months old. In February 2008, he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, but was able to beat cancer through chemotherapy treatments. Unfortunately, in April of this year, Noah learned his leukemia had returned. His best chance for survival would be for him to receive a bone marrow transplant from someone of Vietnamese or Asian descent. Here are some more details from Noah's family:
Please register online between Tuesday, June19, 2012 through Sunday, July 22, 2012. Just visit: www.bethematch.org. Click on the "Join Now" and replace the existing promo code with promotional code: 'noahhein’ before submitting your information. A swab kit will be mailed to you and after you swab the inside of your cheek mail the kit back.For further information about Noah's condition and how you can help, go here. To join the Be The Match bone marrow registry, go here. You could a save life.
Registration is free. You can save Noah’s life or the life of another Asian child! The Asian population in the donor registry is one of the smallest making it hard to find a match if an Asian patient needs a donor. What if it were your family member, wouldn't you want the marrow/stem cells to be available if they needed it? If you are chosen to be a donor then you either donate cells from your blood which is the most common way (like donating platelets or plasma) or the least common way where marrow is retrieved via a needle. No bones are cut! The whole process is free, no cost to the donor! A little discomfort is worth saving the life another!