LIFE. It's in U- 03.23.09

My cousin fought and battled cancer. It was a really tough time for him, his sweet wife, and their families. A lot of people helped them out and they want to "pay it forward". If any of you have any free time in the next couple of days and would be willing to go to this Marrow Donor Registration Event, it's FREE, and so easy. Would be greatly appreciated! Also, a lot of my friends, ward friends, and my husbands family are minorities and they are is DESPARATE need for minories so get off your booty and possibly save someone's life! :]



MarrowDonorRegistrationEvent
-Adam & Alissa Ingersoll

Our family is so grateful for all the love and support we have received this past year. We know that we will never be able to repay the generous donations, prayers and service that was given on our behalf. We hope that in some way we will be able to find ways to "pay it forward" and give back by giving to others in need.

After months of anticipation and planning we are really excited to announce the upcoming Donor Registration Drive we have helped organize with the Bennion Service Center at the University of Utah.

This procedure normally costs $50 a person; however, we have received national grants to provide funding and have organized specific dates and times with the University of Utah Campus and LDS Institute to provide a free opportunity to become a registered donor.

Life-It's in U. What better gift can you give than to help someone elses "Adam" live another day.

Each day, more than 6,000 men, women and children
search the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP)

Registry for life-saving donors like you.

Every year, more than 10,000 Americans get life-threatening diseases that can only be cured with a bone marrow transplant from an unrelated donor. The patients do not have a family donor and transplant is their only hope for a cure.
The NMDP will be on the U of U campus performing simple mouth swab tests and registering potential donors for future marrow transplants.

Minorities are critically needed in the registry, because there just are not enough in the registry to help all of the patients in need, so many patients do not get a marrow transplant.

Most people have some misconceptions about being a marrow donor, it is really very simple, and is not a painful procedure as a lot of people think.

If you are a match for a patient in need, 70% of the time, a procedure is done to extract a certain amount of circulating stem cells from your system. This procedure is very similar to a blood donation, only it takes longer, about 4 hours.

Help the NMDP deliver a cure to all patients in need by visiting one of the following testing locations:

Tuesday, March 24 from 10am-2pm, 5-8pm
LDS Institute East Cultural Hall #2

Wednesday, March 25 from 8am-5pm
Heritage Center Lobby

Thursday, March 26 from 8am-5pm
Union Building West Ballroom

Life. It’s in U.

For more info, go to www.marrow.org