Hey friends,
Please read the following message and forward on to anyone you know…Christine is an amazing girl and really needs your help. You can read her story at http://www.savechristine.com.
Thanks!
c&c

My friend, Christine Pechera, is battling cancer. And her prognosis is not good. She is in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant (a very simple, painless procedure for donors). A partial match has been located, but because it is only a partial match, her doctors have told her survival is only 50% likely. She needs a better match. Please, please, please, realize the gravity of this situation and help her. If you are Filipino, or know who anyone is, you are in the unique position of potentially saving her life. (And even if you aren’t Filipino, now’s a good time to register yourself as a bone marrow donor and save someone else’s life.)

-Rory
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Dear friends and family of Christine,

Signing up for the bone marrow registry (NMDP) has gotten a whole
lot 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 Registry
but 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 a
Filipino 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.html
BUT 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 marrow
donor….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: mailto: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.

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