Save a Life.

I recently received an email from the Bone Marrow Registry. I sent them a saliva sample back in 2007, and they think I might be a positive match for a Leukemia patient. I'm going to provide them with blood samples to help them confirm whether or not I may be able to help. I've heard how much these transfusions hurt, but I don’t care if it does or not... I'm excited to maybe help save someone's life. Here's a copy of the email:

Dear Benjamin,

As a result of donating a sample to the DoD Bone Marrow Registry in April of 2007, while you were with the Navy, you have now been identified as a preliminary match for a patient in need of a marrow transplant. At this time, there is about a 30 percent chance that you could be the closest match for the patient. If you are still interested and available to continue at this time, we would first need to go over a brief health questionnaire over the phone, to make sure there isn't anything that will defer you from being a donor. We would then set up an appointment for you to have additional samples drawn at a lab convenient to you. It takes anywhere from four to thirteen weeks to determine the best match. If you are found to be the best match and go on to donate, the procedure would take place within the next six months.



If current work circumstances (scheduled deployments w/in next 6 mos., unpredictable schedule, etc.) make it difficult for you to continue at this time but you wish to remain in the registry, please let us know the length of time for which you will be unavailable; we will inactivate you in the registry for this specified period of time; however, it can always be changed should you become available sooner or need to extend the time. Of course, if you are no longer interested in the program, we will remove you from the registry.



If this is not Benjamin Drapiza born April of 1984, please let me know. Thank you.





Regards,



Mariam M. Jabbie

CT Coordinator

CW Bill Young/Department of Defense

Marrow Donor Program

1800 627 7693/ 301 984 1515 Ext 306

MariamJabbie@dodmarrow.com





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