Save a life! Become a bone marrow donor!

I just wanted to pass this along... a woman that frequents the message boards at The Bump has a little girl just a week older than Abby... and already needs a bone marrow transplant. She has a rare form of marrow failure called "Congenital (from birth) Amegakaryocytic (lack of megakaryocytes or large cell-making cells) Thrombocytopenia (without platelets)" (I copied that from her blog because I figured I'd screw it up trying to remember the whole name myself!) It is so rare that there are only about 100 known cases in the world. And the only cure and hope for this sweet girl is a complete bone marrow transplant. Her docs think they have found her a match, but others continue to wait for theirs.  There is info on the donor process and links to the organization DKMS on her blog. Just click on the "pray for Kate" button on the left side of this page.

Be the match! And if you are pregnant, look into cord blood donation as well!

ps... her story's gone global... she's even on perez's blog and Celine Dion's website!
linked from fitperez.com
http://fitperez.com/2011-07-21-celine-dion-urges-fans-to-help-little-girl-with-bone-marrow-failure

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Celine Dion Urges Fans To Help Little Girl With Bone Marrow Failure

Filed Under: Sad Music Minute Celine Dion
Celine needs your help.
Lindsey Boggan struggled for years to become pregnant. And just ten months after giving birth to her little girl, Kate, the baby is now struggling for her life with a rare form of bone marrow failure.
Lindsey desperately wrote on her blog asking for help.
Struggling with fertility issues herself, singer Celine Dion knew she needed to do something when she heard the story of Lindsey and Kate.
She is urging her fans to register with DKMS in the hopes of becoming a hero and saving a 10-month-old who is struggling to survive.
DKMS is the world's largest bone marrow donor center that is urging everyone nationwide to sign up for a registration kit that will help them find a bone marrow match for Kate.
Click here to sign up and hopefully become a bone marrow donor for Kate or for the thousands of people who need your help.
[Image via WENN.]