Jodie is a loving 34-year old mother, wife, sister, daughter, and friend. She's married to Alex, and together, they raise their 2 children--Tyler (5) and Elizabeth (1). She enjoys, baking, singingin, learning to play the guitar, and being with family and friends. Jodie is an active member of her local church.
In Nov 2008, Jodie's life was changed when she was diagnosed with Severe Aplastic Anemia (SAA). Her body can no longer produce any red or white blood cells or platelets necessary to clot her blood, provide oxygen to her body, or fight common infections. A marrow/stem cell transplant is needed for her recover completely.
You can help. Help save the life of Jodie, or someone like her, who is searching for a donor. Register to be a potential marrow/stem cell donor by filling out a form and swabbing your cheek. If you are selected as a potential match for a patient, additional testing will be asked of you. Doctors will plan to collect stem cells either from your marrow OR will plan to do a procedure to collect stem cells from your circulating blood.
There is a severe shortage of people from diverse backgrounds--including Asian and Pacific Islanders. Jodie is of Taiwanese descent and will most likely find a donor of Asian descent. YOU could be a match for her or someone else like her. There is normally a $52 cost for donor tissue typing, but because of the critical need for more ethnic minorities, this cost is completely covered by a grant for everyone of Asian/Pacific Islander descent.
ACC is having a bone marrow testing drive this Sunday at ACC from 11am to 1pm. Please stay after the English service to register and help save a life.
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