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Fwd: All South Asian Bone Marrow Donors
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To: editor@rbhatnagar.ececs.uc.edu
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Subject: Fwd: All South Asian Bone Marrow Donors
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From: Bhaskar V Bhave <bb32+@andrew.cmu.edu>
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Date: Fri, 10 Mar 1995 14:09:52 -0500 (EST)
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From rwja.UMDNJ.EDU!bb32+@andrew.cmu.edu Sat Mar 11 23: 53:55 1995
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Sender: hsc@andrew.cmu.edu
From: Parandeh Kia <parandeh@PCMAIL.CALTECH.EDU>
Subject: All: South Asian Bone Marrow (fwd)
To: Multiple recipients of list INTER-L <INTER-L@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU>
Dear Colleagues, I am posting this at the request of our students.
Please share with anyone who might be a donor. Please DO NOT
contact me or "reply" to this message for information. Contact
information is at the end of the message.
Parandeh Kia,
International Programs
California Institute of Technology
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Desperately Needed:
South Asian Bone Marrow Donors
V. R., a 22-year-old Indian woman, graduated in May from Carnegie-Mellon
University. A week before she was to start her job at J.P. Morgan, she was
diagnosed with leukemia. Her Interferon treatment allowed her to start work
and live with the same hopes and dreams we all have about our futures.
Unfortunately, those dreams are on the verge of being shattered. Her
treatment has failed in recent weeks and the cancer is starting to spread
rapidly. She has a 1 in 20,000 chance for survival. Those are the odds of
finding someone whose bone marrow matches hers. To make matters even worse,
that match is most likely to be found only in South Asians (India, Pakistan,
Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka), since our genes are closely related.
Her family and friends are desperately seeking people who are willing to be
tested for compatibility. If you are between 18-55 years old and healthy,
please consider helping.
How will this inconvenience you?
* You will not have to pay for anything! Her insurance company will pay for
all your care.
* You will have to give a blood test to match for compatibility.
* If you are compatible, a doctor will remove 3 to 5 % of your bone marrow
from your pelvic bone.
* Since the marrow is collected under anesthesia, the procedure is painless.
* Some soreness is felt in the lower back for a few days.
* The procedure is done on a Friday, giving you the weekend to recover.
* You will miss only 1 day of work.
Time is running out. Please consider being tested.
Please contact ASAP:
Sandeep Junnarkar
718-397-9419
E-mail: sandeepjun@aol.com
Please pass this message on to as many people as you can.
