OFF TOPIC: Help needed: Bone Marrow Registration Drive -- July 25th in Milpitas (spread the word!)

July 20, 2004

Siddharth Sheth <s_sheth wrote:

talkingheads_4648 From: Siddharth Sheth Mon, 19 Jul 2004 13:43:15 -0700 (PDT)[talkingheads_4648] Fwd: Bone Marrow Registration Drive -- July 25th in Milpitas (spread the word!)Fellow Talkingheads,My first cousin, Sagarika Savur, was diagnosed withAcute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) recently. She is 22years old, and a senior at University of Californiaat Irvine. Like many other young people diagnosedwith AML, her survival may depend on finding amatching bone marrow donation. On Saturday July 25th from 9am to 1pm at the IndiaCommunity Center in Milpitas, we are organizing aBone Marrow Registration Drive on behalf of thosehave been diagnosed with Leukemia. My bone marrow typewas unfortunately not a match.By giving a few drops

of blood, your blood tissue typewill be recorded in a national database that is usedto find donors for people in need of a bone marrowtransplant. The event will take place on July 25th from 9am to 1pm at the India Community Center, Milpitas555 Los Coches St.Milpitas, CA 95035 The Asian American Donor Program will be hosting theevent, and will have information about what it meansto "donate" bone marrow. Please come out andsupport the event. The ICC will also have manyother events as part of their health fair. You canfind out more about the event at:http://www.indiacc.org/site/Offerings/Events/summer_health_07252004/viewPlease pass the word around. The more people thebetter the chance of her finding a match.Thanks,

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