HELP SAVE A LIFE! REGISTER TO BECOME A BONE MARROW DONOR
Source: Jillian’s Las Vegas
May 4, 2008 - 7:58:46 AM
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DKMS Americas and Jillian’s Las Vegas will host a donor drive to recruit potential life-saving donors for patients such as Erica Murray, in need of a bone marrow transplant.
Registration only requires paperwork and simple swab of the inner cheek. Tissue typing will be anonymously listed on the national registry, National Marrow Donor Center (NMDC), searched by doctors each day looking for a life saving match for their patients.
Erica Murray was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), spending the past two years getting treatments. After going into remission this past March, Erica has since been diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), a more aggressive type of leukemia. While caught early, the only way to treat relapse of AML is chemotherapy followed by a marrow transplant. To learn more about Erica, please visit www.ericamurray.blogspot.com.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
DKMS Americas, a 501(c) non-profit organization and accredited NMDP National Donor Center, is committed to the fight against leukemia and strives to give every blood cancer patient a second chance at life by recruiting marrow donors from every race and ethnicity. To date, DKMS has helped facilitate more than 13,500 transplants, including both marrow and peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) transplants. DKMS inspires hope and healing by matching our donors with patients around the world in need of a marrow transplant. For more information, please visit www.dkmsamericas.org.
Jillian’s Las Vegas is the premier entertainment destination in downtown Las Vegas for customers of all ages. Jillian’s features live music, bowling, a billiards lounge, a large arcade with new and classic favorites and food and drink outlets. Jillian’s is located at 450 South Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas. This is a non-smoking facility, smoking is allowed outside of the venue. No re-entry is permitted unless patronizing the bar or restaurant. For more information, please visit www.Jillians.com or call 702-759-0450.
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