#helpsavekatieslife
Let’s cut to the chase, gang: my cousin Katie has cancer.
It is not the good kind of cancer, if such a thing exists. It’s the bad kind where your chances are grim. A year ago she underwent treatment, they gave it some awfully low percentage chance, but luckly it went into remission. Sadly, less than a year later, it has returned.
Long-story short: Kate needs to find a bone marrow donor. There is a bone marrow donor registry at Marrow.org, but of the 12 million people currently on the registry not a single person is a match to Katie.
We are tying to round up as many people as possible to register. All you need to do to register is go to http://www.marrow.org.
Do it now, not in 5 minutes, not tonight, not this weekend, but now. Every day counts and Katie’s life depends on a kind and generous friend or stranger who is willing to make a difference.
You can read more about Katie’s story here: http://www.kancerclub.com
I always forget how lucky I am to be in good health. Thanks for this post. It reminded me of that. Just went and registered.
Arianna O'Dell
7 Oct 09 at 4:19 pm
I’m pulling for Katie and hoping to help get a lot more people become part of the bone marrow donor registry. (I’ve been on it for over 20 years). There’s no reason that EVERYONE is not on this list.
Hey Everyone – step up and save a life!
Joe Kennedy
7 Oct 09 at 9:21 pm
[...] #helpsavekatieslife [...]
Seven Things that Influence Whether or Not I Engage with Someone on Twitter « Scott Porad
10 Oct 09 at 1:20 pm
[...] Are you a bone marrow donor? Have you read the post about my cousin Katie? If not, please click here to read it now. [...]
Scott Porad
11 Oct 09 at 10:13 pm