Hope For Rajan - The Search for Asian-Indian Bone Marrow Donors Released by: Bea Wyatt Web Site: http://www.hopeforrajan.org PLEASE help us save our 6 year old son's life. This is his ONLY chance! Email: info@hopeforrajan.com Keywords: leukemia, bone marrow, bone marrow donor, 6 year old with leukemia, South-Asian donor, Plea for son Update Date: 4/4/2005 3:43:18 PM Hits: 330 Descrption:  You can save the life our 6 year old little boy, Rajan Vyas, who is suffering from leukemia, and is waiting to receive a potentially curative bone marrow transplant. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE Many Asian-Indians are waiting for a marrow transplant, but currently the bone marrow registry has very few Asian-Indian donors. We MUST come together for those in our community, including our neighbors from Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Even if you don't match Rajan, you can save the life of others waiting for a South Asian donor match. PLEASE don't wait, become part of the National Marrow Donor Program Registry today! (www.marrow.org) ® Registering with the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP®) is simple: 1. You need to be in generally good health 2.You are between ages 18-60 3. You complete a health screening questionnaire 4. You painlessly give a small amount of blood for tissue typing 5. All testing fees are waived for Minorities TESTING IS SIMPLE, PAINLESS, AND COULD SAVE A LIFE PLEASE GET TESTED TODAY! Upcoming donor drives are currently being organized in cities throughout the country, including Cleveland, Detroit, Wayne, Phoenix, and Chicago. Dates and locations for these drives will be posted as soon as they are finalized. Contact names and numbers will also be provided. Contact infomation: For more info, please email us: info@hopeforrajan.org or go to www.marrow.org