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 | Alan Kuo | Alan is a 38-year-old biomedical researcher froum UCSF who received a bone marrow transplant in 1997. He is doing great with a new family to take care of. Check his website for other updates. itsa.ucsf.edu/~alankuo/ |
 | Ann Gregory | Ann was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. She received multiple cord transplant in May 2007. Ann's leukemia relapsed in July 2008, and she recieved a transplant from an unrelateddonor on September 6, 2008. You can check out her progress on her blogspot. anngregory.blogspot.com/ |
 | Anthony Corallo | Anthony (Tony) is a golfer, runner, husband, and dedicated father. Anthony was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma on June, 2009. He is pictured (left) with his daughter, Madeline. Tony's passion is his family and helping to create opportunities for those who want to work hard. Tony wants the opportunity to see the business he started with his friends grow. Update 3/8/10: Tony found a match! Check back for further updates on Tony! |
 | Chloe Chang | Chloe is a two year old diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia. She is a strong, vibrant, delightful little girl who loves to laugh, dance, and read (with some help). Her friendly way makes people, even those she meets for the first time, smile and laugh. Chloe found a match from her little sister and received a transplant. She's doing well. |
 | Deena Bhavindu | Deena is now 7 years old. Her parents emigrated from Thailand in the early 1970's, working as a mechanic before opening a restaurant in Rural Aturas. They adopted Deena when they found they could not have children of their own. Deena was diagnosed with Thrombocytopenia, a rare disease, before her 2nd birthday and has not let her illness stop her from being a very happy little girl. Deena recently received a transplant from her biological mother, who was a half-match. Although she went through a risky procedure, she is showing signs of improvement. Her family continues to appreciate kind thoughts and prayers for Deena's recovery. |
 | Doris Wu | Doris Wu is a 10-year-old girl diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia 4 years ago. She was in remission with chemotherapy. Unfortuately she relapsed recently and currently diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia. Doris received her marrow/stem cell transplant in July 2009. Since her transplant Doris has been very happy and has a very healthy appetite according to her mom. We wish Doris the best! |
 | Gaurav Tandon | Gaurav Tandon is a 35 year-old professional working with Datacraft Asia in Mumbai, India. Gaurav completed his engineering from Shantilal Shah Engineering College in Gujarat and his MBA from S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai. His small family comprises of a 6 year-old son, and wife. Gaurav was detected with AML in November 2008 and needs a bone marrow transplant urgently. UPDATE: Gaurav received his BMT in July 2009. He is slowly and surely, determined to recover and regain back life. Please register today to help continue Gaurav's fight and help others like him - See updates about Gaurav on his Web site www.helpgaurav.com/index.asp |
 | Girish Patel | Girish was born in India in a middle class family. After completing his school and college, he started working in India. Girish is working as an employee with HSBC from last 5 years. He has been married with Swati for 9 years and blessed with 4 year old son Rohit. On Nov 7th 2006, he was suddenly diagnosed with a rare and life threatening disease called Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML). Girish received a transplant in May 2007 and found a perfect match! |
 | Greg Hachey | Greg was diagnosed with Leukemia at the age of 6 years. He underwent chemotherapy for two and a half years since May 2000 and went into remission afterwards. Now 12 years old, Greg has relapsed this past May. Greg is half Filipino and half Caucasian and his best chance for survival is through a blood stem cell transplant. Greg's been searching for several years now and received a cord blood transplant on February 2008. Visit his website. www.greghachey.com |
 | Huy Tran | Huy Tran, 29, was diagnosed with peripheral T-cell lymphoma, linked to exposure to residual Agent Orange in Vietnam. Huy underwent chemo and a stem cell transplant, but his cancer has returned for the 3rd time. He needs a bone marrow transplant to live and none of our family members are a match. Huy and his family are searching the Vietnamese community across the country for a match. Please Help a Brother Out. Update: Huy found a match and will prepare for his transplant. www.facebook.com/?page=1&sk=messages&tid=1354810075635#!/group.php?gid=127119037299009 |
 | Janet Liang | On August 24, 2009, Janet Liang was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (bi-phenotypic) while finishing her bachelor's degree as an International Development Studies major and Education minor. A loving and dedicated friend to many who knew her at UCLA, she was a healthy, hardworking, and extremely passionate student who fell victim to this blood cancer at only 22-years old. Rushed to the UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center immediately after her diagnosis, she has just recently completed the induction phase of her chemotherapy treatment, which is often the most difficult for patients to endure. Now she is faced with the daunting task of searching for an unrelated bone marrow donor after doctors revealed that her younger brother and only sibling is not her match. Update: In April 2010 Janet was given wonderful news by her oncologists that her tests revealed no evidence of any cancer in her system! We wish her all the best as she regains life and in all her future endeavors. Janet continues to educate others about the importance to stem cell/marrow registration. www.helpingjanet.com/ |
 | Jason Fong | Jason Fong (29, Chinese) was diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) in February 2008. He is a producer of KGO talk show 'View from the Bay'. He would like to travel more once he is well. Jason received an autologous transplant (stem cells from his own body), and is doing well. |
 | Jodie Gee | 'Jodie is a caring, loving wife and mother. She is only 34 years old. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and has 2 children, Tyler (5) and Elizabeth (1). She was diagnosed with Severe Aplastic Anemia after a routine physical in late October 2008.Aplastic anemia is a rare disease, affecting about 3 in every 1 million people in the United States each year. Jodie's only treatment option for a full and complete recovery is a bone marrow transplant. While she waits for a match, she must stay away from public gatherings and limit her contact with friends and family. Her condition makes her extremely vulnerable to germs, and she ends up in the hospital for several days at a time. She is unable to spend this 'waiting time' making memories with family and friends as this puts her health at more risk.' Check out the youtube video to learn more about Jodie. She received a transplant on April 22, 2009. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG-rPimI_58 |
 | Jonah Chuang | Jonah Chuang was born on August 2, 2007. He was diagnosed with HLH (Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis) a rare condition in which one of the immune cells attacks and eats all other blood cells. In order to survive, he will need a bone marrow transplant by October 2007. Update: Jonah has received a marrow transplant from his older brother Ethan. Jonah is showing signs of improvement. Send your support to Jonah at his website! www.savejonah.com |
 | Jordan Crowe | This past halloween day marked the one year since Jordan's discharge from the BMT unit. Jordan missed the chance to celebrate halloween last year and this year he and his family were thrilled to pieced to celebrate this year. While Jordan carefully undergoes post-BMT care he is, overall, doing fine and interested in all sort of things. He and Jaxon (his brother) like riding bikes around the neighborhoo​d, playing in the backyard and at the park, and whatever else they can come up with. To keep up on updates with Jordan and his family please visit his website. www.caringbridge.org/visit/jordancrowe |
 | Josiah Zumot | Josiah continues to grow into a handsome little boy. He was diagnosed with Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome, a rare genetic disease that affects his immune system and blood clotting. He is of Japanese-Caucasian descent and is a happy, energetic, very good natured baby. Josiah really likes to sleep and normally eats like a horse! Josiah found a cord blood match and went through a transplant last July 2005. He is doing well as he is recovering his transplant and keeping his appetite as big as ever. Visit his website. www.matchforjosiah.org |
 | Luke Do | Luke Do is a lovely 6-year-old boy of Japanese, Irish, English and Vietnamese descent. He was diagnosed with JMML (Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia), a rare and aggressive childhood leukemia. Luke received a marrow transplant on March 18, 2002 at 2 years old and has been doing well since. He is off all medication and is running around like a normal little boy. Visit his website for more updates. www.caringbridge.org/ca/lukedo/history.htm |
 | Maile Lamela | Maile Lamela (3) is half Filipino and half Mexican/Puerto Rican. In 2007 she was diagnosed with and infant form of Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL). She was able to reach remission through chemotherapy, but her leukemia relapsed in June 2008. Maile didn't find an unrelateed donor so she recently received a transplant from her mom and is recovering. |
 | Matthew Nguyen | Matthew was attending Pharmacy school in Virgina when he was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in June 2007. After chemotherapy, Matthew was in remission until February 2009, when he relapsed. As an undergrad at UCLA, Matthew worked closely with A3M to help blood cancer patients look for matching marrow donors. Update 12/09: Matthew received his BMT! AADP wishes him a speedy recovery! www.teammatthew.org |
 | Michael Wu | Mike was diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) in January 2003. He spent a year and a half on several different drug therapies in hopes that one of them would combat the cancer. One by one each of the drug therapies failed and when it looked like he was out of options, Stanford Hospital informed him (in June 2004) that they found a suitable donor match in the international marrow donor registry. Mike underwent a successful bone marrow transplant on July 16, 2004. It was a long and difficult journey, but he made it! He's doing great and is in complete remission. |
 | Michelle Ignacio | Michelle Crisologo Ignacio is a 32-years-young Vallejoan. Some of her hobbies include sewing and spending time at Cache Creek, and she is also an avid runner and gardener who loves being outdoors. Michelle worked at Genentech in South San Francisco. Her greatest joy in life is being surrounded by her family and friends, especially her nieces and nephews. After “not feeling right” for a couple of weeks, Michelle made a visit to the ER. She was diagnosed with Acute Myelogeneous Leukemia. Although she has gotten through her first round of chemotherapy, the fight isn’t over. She still needs a bone marrow transplant. While it is most likely that she will find a match among other Filipinos and Filipinas, Michelle and her family encourage people of all ethnicities to register as donors. Update 04/08/10: Michelle's sister has been identified as a match for Michelle! Check in again for further updates. |
 | Nancy Sakakura | Nancy, a mother of two boys has kept busy taking care of her children and helping out with Marrow/Blood Stem Cell Drives in Southern California. She was diagnosed with Myelodysplasia, a precursor to Leukemia in 2004. Twice, Nancy was told that she had a potential matching donor. Unfortunately, both of the donors backed out. Nancy was back to searching for donors. In 2006, Nancy finally found a match from a young girl from Japan. She has since had her transplant and is back at home spending time with her family, friends and loving life. nancysakakura.blogspot.com/ |
 | Natalie Nakatani | Natalie is 8 years old. She has a little brother, Sean, and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. After five difficult rounds of chemotherapy last year, Natalie’s leukemia was in remission. Now it’s back and we have just weeks to find the bone marrow donor match that Natalie needs to save her life. Natalie's greatest chance for a match is from those of ASIAN descent. Please help us spread the word through the Asian community. UPDATE: Natalie found a Match!! Please wish her well and send prayers for a speedy recovery! www.hopefornatalie.com/ |
 | Nicole Howard | Still as cute as ever, Nicole Howard is now six years old and lives in Seattle, WA. She was diagnosed with CML (Chronic Myeloid Leuekemia) in May 2001. She has not found a donor just yet but her friends and family have been actively trying to help in the effort to find a donor for her and others like her. She is currently responding well to Gleevec and is in remission. Nicole is half Japanese and half Caucasian and you can visit her website. www.helpnicole.org |
 | Parag Patel | Parag was diagnosed in March 2006 with AML. His doctors have told him that his best chance for a cure is through a marrow transplant. Parag is 29 years old who hopes to continue life with his wife, Manisha. Parag will receive a transplant from his sister - a perfect match! Please visit his website. www.hope4parag.com |
 | Parth Patel | Paeth Patel is a 17 year-old South Asian who was diagnosed with Thalassemia. His only hope to overcome this blood disease is through a bone marrow/stem cell transplant. Please help Parth and patients like him by registering as a potential marrow/stem cell donor today! UPDATE: We are happy to report that Parth has found a match. Stay tuned for more updates! |
 | Patrick Tran | Patrick Tran, 14, is bright student with straight A's and dreams of attending West Point Military school to later make a difference in society. Born before the holiday, St. Partick's day, Patrick was diagnosed with leukemia (ALL) this year. He needs to find a match. Please register yourself to help Patrick and patients like him, YOU can help make a difference. UPDATE: News received that Patrick received a transplant. We wish him a speedy recovery! |
 | Paul Kwon | Paul Kwon, 42, was diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) on January 15th, 2008. Paul is a pastor and lives with his wife and 2 children in Seattle. Paul found an unrelated match and underwent a stem cell transplant in June of 2008. Please visit his blog to see how he's doing. opkwon.blogspot.com |
 | Phillip Jang | Phillip is an adorable two year old who was diagnosed with Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia, a very rare form of leukemia, in August 2003. His family is from Anyang City of Korea and came to the U.S. five years ago. Eating and taking baths are among his favorite things to do. He also loves to talk to his grandparents who call everyday from Korea. He found a matching donor and had a transplant in February 2004. |
 | Sonia Kumar | Sonia is 38 years old and married to Udaya. They have two wonderful boys 7 and 4 years old. She is a practicing dentist and was diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia. Sonia found a partial match in February and is now recovering from her transplant. |
 | Thao-Quynh Kaili | In January 2010 4 year-old Thao-Quynh Kaili was diagnosed with MDS leukemia, a life-threatening blood cancer. A marrow transplant is Kaili's best chance for survival. You have the power to heal, the power to save a life, the chance to be Kaili's HERO! Register today. UPDATE: Kaili underwent a transplant. We wish her a speedy recovery! |
 | Viet Lam | My name is Viet Lam and I am 37 years old. I am grateful for the many wonderful opportunities that were given to me. I was born and lived in Vietnam for eleven years before my two siblings and I defected on a small boat. After refugee camps, we settled in the United States of America. Through the generosity and the kindness of many people, I graduated from college and went on to obtain a medical degree. Practicing internal medicine in California allowed me to serve a diverse community. Yet, I did not truly grasp what my patients and their families go through until May 2007 when unexpectedly, I was diagnosed with an advanced aggressive Large B-cell Lymphoma. With the help of a great medical team and loved ones, I successfully went through eight cycles of R-CHOP chemotherapy and was in remission. Unfortunately, my cancer came back in 2009. My Chinese-Vietnamese ethnicity provides me not only a unique life perspective, but it also makes it much more difficult to find a match. This is why I am asking you, particularly those from a Non-Caucasian background to consider being a potential donor. There is a tremendous and urgent need for thousands of people who continually hope for a miracle. UPDATE: Dr.Viet found a match and is now recovering from her transplant received in April 2010. Please wish Dr. Viet well and send your prayers for a speedy recovery! www.caringbridge.org/visit/vietlam/mystory |
