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Bone Marrow Registry

A fellow Ironman triathlete who I have never met, but who was in Houston receiving treatment for Leukemia, has died today. His coach contacted our club about month ago asking if we could help Dan out, and we said we would help in whatever way possible.

I am helping now by joining the National Bone Marrow registry. What about you?

To join the registry, you will complete a questionnaire online, and pay $52 for the testing kit which they will mail you directly. It only requires a simple cheek swab. How hard is that? And I understand $52 may seem like a lot of money to some, but it is a small price to pay to possibly save someone's life some day.

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CoachLiz said…
YES!!!

Please do this. It is so simple and it can save someone's life. Thousands of adults and children with leukemia, lymphoma, and other blood related cancers are waiting for someone to become a match.
April 30, 2009 at 4:10 PM
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