MARROW REGISTRY DRIVE
You are invited to celebrate my 4-year "birthday" with me & my family at Savoy Cafe & Deli on Sunday, March 3.
We're having a bone marrow drive from 11am-4pm to help save more lives and Savoy is offering 15% off food & drink during the event for those who register!
A representative from Be the Match® Foundation will be there registering potential marrow or stem-cell donors. All it takes is a simple swab of the cheek, be between 18 and 44 years old and in good health. If you are already in the registry, bring a friend or family member who isn't or consider donating to Be the Match in my honor. Though they offer the registry drive for free to anyone who wants to join, it costs about $100 to add each new member. You can even save lives with as little as $10.
Text
Match 105 to 50555 to donate $10 today!
*please confirm with a
“yes”
From the flyer:
Krista English is a 2-time survivor of AML leukemia, wife and mother of two boys who are now 14 and 11. In 2009, Krista received a stem cell transplant. The full body radiation, high dose chemo and all the medications meant to protect her from infection caused her liver and kidneys to shut down. Things looked bleak as doctors put her into a coma in an attempt to save her life. Miraculously, she woke and eventually her kidneys and liver function returned to normal. Due to the lengthy two and a half month hospital stay she had severe muscle atrophy and left the hospital unable to walk. She has come so far in the last four years that you’d never know to look at her all that she’s been through! You can learn more about her journey at http://www.hopenotesfromkrista.blogspot.com 
When she waited three months while the coordinator searched registries in the U.S., Europe and Australia, surprisingly there were no matches In the U.S. or Europe, and only one match from cord blood from a male baby that had been born 10 years prior in Australia, the cord blood was frozen waiting for its match. Ironically, her oldest son is the same age so she it’s easy to imagine what her unknown donor must be like. A bone marrow transplant (aka stem-cell transplant) means new life for the recipient. For Krista, that meant giving two kids their mom back, who at that time, were only 7 and 10 yrs old.
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When: Sunday, March 3rd,
2013
11:00am – 4:00pm
Where: Savoy Café & Deli at 24 Figueroa, Santa Barbara, 93101
***I'll need volunteers so I don't get worn out on that day. If you'd like to help me register people, let me know at kristaenglish (@) gmail (.) com
If you're on Facebook, RSVP and share the event at Facebook Event Invite to Share- the more the merrier!
If you have questions about joining the Bone Marrow Registry, please check out the donors section of BetheMatch.org and I'm sure you'll find the answer you seek. There will be an official representative there on March 3 if you have any more questions in person.
If nothing else, come for the FOOD!
It is no accident that we are having this event at my favorite restaurant and I'd love to see you there!
