I am Jude. I am in the fourth grade. I love to play Minecraft and Madden 15. I am a huge Dallas Cowboys fan. I am currently in a basketball league, and I’m still trying to convince my parents to let me play football. I am pretty good at spelling, as a matter of fact, I was the winner of my fourth-grade class spelling bee. A few years ago, I was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia and my only cure was a bone marrow transplant. Luckily, my brother, Joshua was a match and donated his bone marrow to help save my life.
After 5 years of being cancer-free, my leukemia relapsed and I needed an unrelated bone marrow donor. My chance of finding a match was much more challenging because I am mixed race, Filipino and Caucasian. I found my perfect 10 out of 10 and had my transplant in September 2015. I feel very fortunate for this 3rd chance. I thank my donor everyone who registered in my name. Please register today! Oh, and spread the word, #SwabForJude.
Hey Jude (get it) my name’s Jason, I’ve always wanted to man up and be a bone marrow donor, never could convince myself to go through with it. I am also half Filipino half caucasian, but I’m going to see if I can find you through registering myself and would love to help if I’m a match. I grew up in Dallas and live in Fort Worth now so if you and your family are local we could meet in person too if need be.
Hi Jason, I got it, but Jude might not get it. It is a big step to become a donor and I appreciate your consideration. Being a marrow or PBSC donor is pretty simple compared to what Jude and other patients go through. If you have any questions at all about the process, please email me. At this time, Jude is not able to meet anyone. He is home trying to get stronger for his transplant. Take care.
My 15 year old son is half Filipino and half Caucasian. We are in Jacksonville, FL. How can we find out if he is a match?
HI Laura, you must be of legal age in order to join the Be The Match Registry. He will have to wait until he is 18 years old. All the best to you.
I’m willing 2 get tester 2 see if I’m a match I’m in Syracuse NY,315-679-3701
Hi Vivian,
Wow, I am from the that are as well. You can go to our website and request a home registration kit and it will be mailed to you the same day. Let me know if you have any other questions.
Actually, it’s all people in need, all around the world. This is a global effort to register more donors so all patients searching for a donor will find a compatible match. Thank you.