Jeremy Kong is a 2-year-old Chinese American kid from the San Francisco Bay Area who is suffering from acute myeloid leukemia, and is in need of a bone marrow transplant. A preliminary search of bone marrow donor databases hasn't come up with a suitable match. But maybe the match is you.
To find a match, Jeremy's family and friends have partnered up with the Asian American Donor Program to help him find a suitable donor. They've organized several donor registration drives in San Francisco over the next couple of weeks. Help spread the word -- and register! Here are the drive details:
UPCOMING DRIVES IN SFIf you can't make it to these drives, find a drive near you, or sign up for a home registration kit. It's painless and easy, and you could save a life. And for further information about registering to become a bone marrow donor, go to the AADP website here.
San Francisco Chinese Alliance Church
Sept 9, 2012 (Sun)
1233 Vicente Street
San Francisco CA 94116
10:30am to 1pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/430293973679036/
YMCA SF Chinatown
Sept 15, 2012 (Sat)
855 Sacramento Street
San Francisco, CA 94108
10am to 2pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/333861946708051/
Saint Francis Hospital
Cafe Saint Francis, 2nd floor
Sept 19, 2012 (Wed)
900 Hyde St
San Francisco CA 94109
9am to 1pm
I don't know Jeremy, but he seems like an awesome little kid. For further updates on the effort to find him a bone marrow match and save his life, visit the Facebook page: Jeremy Needs You. You can also read about Jeremy's progress on his family's blog. And Jeremy thanks you.
