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Be A Match, Save A Life
Be A Match, Save A Life
posted by Soe Han Tha
By Soe Han Tha, AsAmNews Intern
By registering with a simple swab of your cheek, you could be someone’s cure for blood cancer.
Be The ...
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A call for more Filipinos to join marrow donor program
To honor the death of his mother from cancer, celebrated Filipino pop star Guji Lorenzana encourages Filipinos worldwide to join the Be The Match® registry to give kababayans worldwide a second chance ...
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BUZZED FOR CANCER: SHAVING HEADS FOR A CAUSE
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BUZZED FOR CANCER: SHAVING HEADS FOR A CAUSE
SAN FRANCISCO — For Allen Vu, participating in this head-shaving fundraiser for cancer patients is ...
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Digital Engagement Intern
The ideal candidate is a skilled writer who can empower the community about the passion we feel for saving lives working for people diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma and other blood diseases. This ...
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Blood stem cell recipient meets her life saver!
Ritzy was diagnosed with a very rare form of AML, chromosomal fusion of 7/11 in January of 2014. The only documented cases were found in Asia, and the only documented case of survival involved a ...
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Buzzed For Cancer
Join us on Sunday, August 19th 2018, 11:00AM - 3:00PM at Trademark Sports Bar & Eatery in San Francisco to cheer on those who raised money to get their head shaved in support of leukemia and ...
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Myelofibrosis In The Spotlight: Kapil
Myelofibrosis is a serious bone marrow disorder that disrupts your body's normal production of blood cells. The result is extensive scarring in your bone marrow, leading to severe anemia, weakness, ...
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In The Spotlight – CGD (Chronic Granulomatous Disease)
Ally has a rare disease called CGD, it stands for Chronic Granulomatous Disorder. It is a life-threatening and life-limiting condition.
People with CGD can't fight bacterial or fungal infections ...
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Social Security Disability and Bone Marrow Transplants
Social Security Disability and Bone Marrow Transplants:
Learn more here: SS, disability and bone marrow transplants.
Created by Deanna Power Director of Outreach ...
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Inside KP, “Will You Marrow Me”
Mika Yoshino started Will You Marrow Me in October 2015, after being selected to present her idea at the 2015 MSSA Innovates conference. ...
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Vision Of a Volunteer – Shirley Li
The very first time I heard about AADP was at a festival, where AADP had a booth. I was offered a flyer, which I had looked at and then folded into four, filing it away in the bottom of my pocket, ...
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Vision Of A Volunteer – Mika
Mika Yoshino, director, Service Strategy & Member Experience, Kaiser Permanente, wasn’t always a bone marrow donation champion. Learning that her niece’s schoolmate, Baylor, was diagnosed with ...
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Vision Of A Volunteer – Dinesh
That is NOT a picture of me donating blood. That is a picture of me saving someone's life. Yeah, as corny as it sounds, that is what happened last year.
I donated my stem cells to save an ...
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Vision Of A Volunteer – Raja
When I heard about the opportunity to volunteer for an organization named AADP, which helps patients with leukemia, it immediately struck a cord with me.
Raja
My toddler nephew had ...
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Vision Of A Volunteer – Vanessa
Volunteering with AADP greatly benefits patients in need of a match. In turn, working with patients touches the lives of volunteers. To highlight this, we are starting a series of volunteer stories, ...
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Vision of a Volunteer – Sandy
Volunteering with AADP greatly benefits patients in need of a match. In turn, working with patients touches the lives of volunteers. To highlight this, we are starting a series of volunteer stories, ...
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Vision Of a Volunteer – Rami
Volunteering with AADP greatly benefits patients in need of a match. In turn, working with patients touches the lives of volunteers. To highlight this, we are starting a series of volunteer stories, ...
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Vision Of a Volunteer – Julie
Volunteering with AADP greatly benefits patients in need of a match. In turn, working with patients touches the lives of volunteers. To highlight this, we are starting a series of volunteer stories, ...
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Vision of A Volunteer – Suyog
Volunteering with AADP greatly benefits patients in need of a match. In turn, working with patients touches the lives of volunteers. To highlight this, we are starting a series of volunteer stories, ...
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Vision of a Volunteer – Vincent
Volunteering with AADP greatly benefits patients in need of a match. In turn, working with patients touches the lives of volunteers. To highlight this, we are starting a series of volunteer stories, ...
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