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Thursday, June 12th, 2008 12:38 pm
Just found out that my cousin's son has leukemia -- AML, the aggressive form.

PS: If ever you feel like signing up for the marrow-donor registry, information is available at http://www.marrow.org. This is not a guilt trip: the chances of matching any *specific* patient, this boy included, are incredibly small, and it's not yet certain he's a marrow transplant candidate anyway. But in case you're motivated, there's the link. Joining requires giving a small blood sample a cheek swab sample and paying a tax-deductible fee of around $50. Various medical things may disqualify a donor (active Lyme, for example, sigh).
Friday, June 13th, 2008 04:08 am (UTC)
Actually, donors don't need to give a blood sample - just a cheek swab. When I signed up, they sent a little cheek-swab kit to me in the mail. It was simple, quick, and painless.
Friday, June 13th, 2008 05:16 am (UTC)
Wow! Technology has progressed in the twenty years since I registered.