Life-Saving "Marrow Donor Drive" for Murad @ Miles concert (Booth at BABA Program) on October 14th

[mahbubkhan@ieee.org ,]

Life-Saving "Marrow Donor Drive" for Murad @ Miles concert (Booth at BABA Program) on October 14th
 

Please see the e-mails below for details.
 

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Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:52:32 -0700
From: rupa...@yahoo.com
Subject: Fw: Murad's "Marrow Donor Drive" @ Miles concert on October 14th
To: mahbu...@ieee.org; mahbub...@hotmail.com

Mahbub bhai can you please forward this mail to the community. This is really important as a life is in danger, needs our help.

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Shompa Shohiny <msh...@gmail.com>
To: RupakBhai/Tushi <rupa...@yahoo.com>
Cc: ShomApa <fsa...@yahoo.com>; Pia Apa <Marufa...@spansion.com>; "AlimulBhai" <alimul...@intel.com>, "Mitu"" <raisas...@hotmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 11:30 PM
Subject: Murad's "Marrow Donor Drive" @ Miles concert on October 14th

ASA,

 

There's going to be a "Donor Drive" in Miles Live in Concert on October 14th [5pm-8pm] @ Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater, 1700 Alum Rock Ave, San Jose, CA 95116.

The "Be The Match" booth will be outside the main galary for the concert but inside the Plaza Theater.

It's a three step process: they will collect your cheek swab, you will need to fill in a form and they will give you a "Donor Card".

We are in need of donors between age 18-45.

 

Please follow-up with Volunteers and Organizers below: 

ShomaApa/FayaizBhaiHome:  510-583-0595
email:"ShomApa" <fsa...@yahoo.com>,
email: "Faiyaz Bhai"<shos...@yahoo.com>,

 
Mitu/Mosleh Home: 510-661-9323
Mitu Cell: 510-449-2844
"Raisa Sultana" <raisas...@hotmail.com>,
 
Alimul Bhai:408-398-9682
email :"AlimulBhai" <alimul...@intel.com>,

Noyon
email:"Tamanna Noyon" <tamann...@gmail.com>
 
Peea Apa & Iqbal Bhai Home # 408-247-7417
Email : "Pea Apa"marufa...@spansion.com
and "Iqbal Bhai"<moyo...@cosco.com>
PiaApa Cell# 408-318-0941

regards.

-Shompa & Chamon

 

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Hi Friends & community,

 

My Brother Murad, my only sibling, a 35yr old "jolly good fellow" has been diagnosed with leukemia (AML) in June. He is the dear dad --"Abbugini" of 10yr old Zuhayer and 5 yr old Zahra. He loves to bike, swim and engage in outdoor activities. He loved his job as a Network Architect in Telstra,Sydey- Australia.  

He is flighting the battle with utmost courage. After treatments for the last several months, he does not have any leukemic cell in his body. However, unless his bone marrow is treated, the disease may come back quickly. Even if millions are registered in bone marrow registry, you may be be the only one with the match and you may be the only lucky person to save a life. No match has been found in Australia as not many people of our ethnicity are registered donor.

 

Please consider your tissue type checked through a simple cheek swab test at the "Be The Match" booth from NMDP (National Marrow Donor Program) at the concert event of Bangladeshi Band MILES in San Jose on Oct 14. NMDP has agreed to support us because of likelihood of a match in the same ethnicity and there is not enough of us registered.

 

The "Be The Match" booth will be outside the main galary for the concert but inside the Plaza Theater. It's a three step process: they will collect your cheek swab, you will need to fill in a form and they will give you a "Donor Card".

 

Some facts about the donor/donation process:

• Age of donor: 18-60 (doctors usually prefer 18-45)
• Method of donation: PBSC or Peripheral blood collection is the prevailing method (similar to blood donation) OR donate marrow using needle (old method). Donor can choose the donation process.
• Donor will not have to travel to Australia: USA will collect @ the hospital of the donor and will send to Australia
• FAQ-this is national bone marrow donor program's URL: www.marrow.org
• there's going to be a "Donor Drive" in Miles Live in Concert on October 14th [5pm-8pm] @ Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater, 1700 Alum Rock Ave, San Jose, CA 95116.
• To find a "Donor Drive" event near your zipcode you can log on to www.marrow.org then select "Join the registry" and select "Join In person" and plug in your "zipcode" in "Where to Join" it will give you the schedule of all the upcoming events. You will find the Donor drive @ "Miles Live in Concert" under October 14th. 
• BMDW (bone Marrow Donor Worldwide) will have the database from different countries around the world and Australian Bone Marrrow Donor Registry (ABMDR) will search the match thru BMDW.
• Donors tissue type is available after 6-8weeks in the system after a "Donor" register him/herself  in NMDP(www.marrow.org).

·         Upcoming Donor registry drives within 25 miles of 95051:

Date	Location	Distance	Details
09/29/2012	Santa Clara , CA	2.51 Miles	View
10/10/2012	San Jose , CA	4.85 Miles	View
10/20/2012	San Jose , CA	4.85 Miles	View
10/17/2012	San Jose , CA	4.95 Miles	View
09/30/2012	San Jose , CA	7.31 Miles	View

 

Heartfelt thanks from Murad's family.

May Allah keep you all safe & sound

 

Regards.

-Shompa & Chamon