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Bone Marrow Registry Drive in Ann Arbor

1 December 2009 244 views No Comment

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There will be a bone marrow registry drive in Ann Arbor. This is being helped by the American Red Cross of Washtenaw County for Deb Horn who has been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and a related condition called Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS). Deb Horn needs to find a matching donor of bone marrow so that the disease can be treated successfully.

When: Sunday, Dec. 6 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Where: American Red Cross office at 4624 Packard Road in Ann Arbor.

If you are willing to join the marrow registry, you only have to be between the ages of 18 and 60 and willing to donate to any patient who is in need and meet the health guidelines of the registry.

If you want to know more about the National Marrow Donor Program, visit BeTheMatch.org.

For more information, contact: Doug Horn at (734) 528-2820 or (734) 635-6028; Barbara Rozier of the National Marrow Donor Program at (313) 833-2647; American Red Cross of Washtenaw County at (866) 971-5300.

Find an Ann Arbor Medical Care Professional in the Directory of Ann Arbor, MI.

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