求捐骨髓

年轻的林医生不幸患上急性白血病，急需寻求相匹配的骨髓，如有意捐献的爱心人士，能主动联系，填写下面的表格，请点击link进入。

Please note that Dr Lin is a Chinese american, recently married and expecting a child.  Additional info about bone marrow transplant see following site.  There is a 80% chance that he might need a bone marrow for cure if there is any chance.

http://www.marrow.org/DONOR/When ... ion_FAQs/index.html

Dr. Tim Lin, one of our Pulmonologists and a friend to many of us, has recently been diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). In the past few days he has been hospitalized in the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at Northside Hospital and has begun chemotherapy. This difficult time is tempered by Tim and Liza’s announcement that they are expectant parents. Liza,of course is a long term associate of ours at Cartersville Medical Center, currently working in the PACU.

The treatment course for AML consists initially of intense chemotherapy. In many instances. allogeneic bone marrow transplant may be needed. In this type of transplant, bone marrow from a related or unrelated donor is given to replace the recipients’ marrow in efforts to eradicate the leukemia. Though individuals of any ethnicity may be an adequate match, in Tim’s case, people of Chinese ethnicity are the most likely. Unfortunately, all of the minority ethnicities are under-represented in the bone marrow transplant registry.

Many of you have asked, “What can we do for Dr. Lin?” Please become a part of the National Bone Marrow Registry. Enrollment into the registry involves taking a swab from the inside of the cheek to determine your potential compatibility as a donor. Transplant centers search this database to find suitable individuals for patients with a variety of bone marrow disorders. If you are found to be an adequate match for Dr. Lin, or anyone else, you will be contacted to determine your willingness to donate. Bone marrow harvesting is done at a transplant center, either via bone marrow biopsy or via peripheral blood stem cell collection. Enrollment into the registry does not mean that one is obligated to donate.

Please take a few minutes to learn more about enrollment into the National Bone Marrow Registry at www.marrow.org and consider enrollment. The “Frequently Asked Questions” page is particularly helpful. Arrangements are underway to organize Bone Marrow Transplant drives at Cartersville Medical Center to simplify this process for all those wishing to participate. You may also enroll through www.marrow.org . Please especially encourage your Asian friends and family to enroll and to pass this message along to others.

Please keep Dr. Lin and Liza in your thoughts and prayers. Further notifications will follow once the Bone Marrow drives are scheduled. Thanks!

Keith



Keith Sandlin

President/CEO

Cartersville Medical Center

960 Joe Frank Harris Parkway

Cartersville, GA 30120

Phone:770-387-8182

老郭

是不是就拿个棉签在口里涂一下就可以知道我是不是匹配？ 如果这么简单， 我报名！