AADP Blog

Ally so grateful for all the support from school! Video calling him and singing songs together, sending him activities to do, and all the wonderful cards and artwork from his schoolmates! He loves ...
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가능한 일치로 등록하십시오 “저와 일치하는 조혈모세포 기증자가 나타나는 기적만을 간절히 기다리고 있습니다. 도와주세요.” 지난해 백혈병을 진단 받고 골수를 이식받은 35세 새크라멘토 한인 김은영(영어명 에스텔라 김)씨가 반년 만에 병이 재발해 죽음의 문턱 앞에 놓였다. 빠른 시일 내에 골수 기증자가 나타나지 않으면 김씨의 생명이 위태로운 상황이다. 김씨는 ...
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A night of stand-up comedy from Asian American artists is proving laughter to be the best medicine for cancer patients, one laugh at a time. The Asian American Donor Program will present the 2020 ...
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Dr. Lam Do discusses life-saving stem cell transplant with Christina (Hope) for Christmas. Christina, now able to register discusses how a marrow transplant saved her brother Luke, 17 years ago. ...
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PBSC (which stands for peripheral blood stem cell ) donation is a non-surgical, outpatient procedure.  There are two ways to donate to a patient – peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) or bone ...
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Asian American Donor Program (AADP) calls for more Filipino Donors in commemoration of bone marrow awareness month.   ALAMEDA, CA — The month of November is National Bone Marrow ...
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Trouble with Stem Cell Transplants: A Dearth of Donors Each year, nearly 9000 new cases of CML arise in the U.S.   Desimond Viray is a Californian in his early ‘30s. He works in IT ...
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Back in 2007, I was at a nightclub where a friend was hosting an event with the Asian American Donor Program. Yes, this was where I registered as a donor with a simple q-tip swab of my cheek ...
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