The holidays are a time for giving – gifts, time, money, but I’d like you to give something else.
My friend Lauren’s boyfriend Seun Adebiyi is facing the the battle of his life, and for his life. This 26-year old has leukemia and needs a bone marrow transplant. Time is running low and because he is from Nigeria, finding a match remains an exceptional challenge. In addition to fearlessly facing leukemia, Seun is a super-hero in many other rights: he is a Yale Law School graduate, a massage therapist, a private pilot, and an Olympic hopeful (in the skeleton – which is similar to bob sledding – hello Cool Runnings!).
We need you to help raise awareness in the fight against leukemia and lymphoma. Only about 17% of African-Americans ever find a match. We need help finding a match for Seun.
Seun’s employer, Goldman Sachs, will generously be sponsoring a bone marrow drive in New York City on January 10th. Goldman Sachs is also helping Seun take the search global, by sponsoring his travel to Nigeria, where he and his mother will host the first-ever Nigerian bone marrow drive.
If I haven’t yet convinced you that you need to register to become a bone marrow donor and tell everyone else to do the same, read this article in the New York Times, and follow Seun’s blog here. If you have a blog, please help me spread the word by posting this on yours.
If you are not yet a registered donor, please register now at http://www.dkmsamericas.org/. All it takes is a simple cheek swab. You could save a life.
