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Posts Tagged ‘Myelodysplastic Syndrome’

Marrowthon event aims to register bone marrow donors

Ceci Christensen is a Gilbert teen who has raised awareness of bone marrow donations after receiving a life-changing diagnosis of a blood-cell disorder. Photo: Daniel Friedman.

Phoenix Children’s Hospital and the Blood and Marrow Transplant program at Mayo Clinic are playing host to the National Marrow Donor Program’s Be the Match: Marrowthon on Monday, July 9, aiming to register new bone marrow donors. Anyone from ages 18 to 60 and in good health is encouraged to attend. Participants will fill out [...]

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Be the match and save a life

If a close relative is not a match, patients can face a needle-in-a-haystack search for a donor. Many die unless they get a bone marrow or cord blood transplant from a matching donor.

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CECI CHRISTENSON: Fueled by passion

Ceci Christenson

If you want to have a conversation with 17-year-old Carolyn “Ceci” Christenson, choose the phone or her back patio. After treatment for a blood cell disorder, she must limit close contact with others as her immune system gains strength. As she heals, she’s working to raise awareness about a simple test that could save countless [...]

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