My good friends in Flower Mound are going through a crazy time and they need your help. Their 13 year old daughter is in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant and we need to find a match. Audrey G. was diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia on Dec 12th and has started some treatments until a bone marrow donor is found, can you be the match?
My kids are the same age and I can't fathom my life without them so I want to help any way possible so can I get at least 62 people on this site to register with the Be the Match Program? I'm running a race Feb 6th (Rocky Racoon 100K) and would like to sign up at least one new donor for every mile! If you are healthy and between the ages of 18-44 you qualify so hit the link below!
Join the Registry
What is aplastic anemia?
Aplastic anemia causes bone marrow failure, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. Bone marrow is tissue in the bones that produces red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets, which are vital for supplying oxygen to the body, clotting blood, and fighting infections.
Normal bone marrow replaces old blood cells as they die off. But the bone marrow in someone who has aplastic anemia does not produce new cells. This makes them vulnerable to infections and bleeding, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Aplastic anemia is also an extremely rare condition — it only occurs in one to two people per million every year, which is equivalent to just 300 to 600 new cases each year in the U.S., according to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
The death rate of aplastic anemia, if it goes untreated, is very high, about 70% within one year, according to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Out of all of the treatment options, a bone marrow transplant is the only one that could possibly cure someone with aplastic anemia for life. And the long-term survival rate for children with the condition who have a bone marrow transplant is over 90%.
If you registry you might not be a match for her but you might save another life!
Thanks
My kids are the same age and I can't fathom my life without them so I want to help any way possible so can I get at least 62 people on this site to register with the Be the Match Program? I'm running a race Feb 6th (Rocky Racoon 100K) and would like to sign up at least one new donor for every mile! If you are healthy and between the ages of 18-44 you qualify so hit the link below!
Join the Registry
What is aplastic anemia?
Aplastic anemia causes bone marrow failure, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. Bone marrow is tissue in the bones that produces red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets, which are vital for supplying oxygen to the body, clotting blood, and fighting infections.
Normal bone marrow replaces old blood cells as they die off. But the bone marrow in someone who has aplastic anemia does not produce new cells. This makes them vulnerable to infections and bleeding, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Aplastic anemia is also an extremely rare condition — it only occurs in one to two people per million every year, which is equivalent to just 300 to 600 new cases each year in the U.S., according to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
The death rate of aplastic anemia, if it goes untreated, is very high, about 70% within one year, according to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Out of all of the treatment options, a bone marrow transplant is the only one that could possibly cure someone with aplastic anemia for life. And the long-term survival rate for children with the condition who have a bone marrow transplant is over 90%.
If you registry you might not be a match for her but you might save another life!
Thanks
