Patient Updates and Future Drives

[Nikita Shen]

Dear A3M Supporters,
First of all, A3M would like to welcome our new volunteers who just joined the A3M family. Thanks for donating your time and work!
Below are some updates on patients who A3M had worked/currently working with:

CTF
Janet Liang – She is doing well and is finishing her 4th round of chemo.
Betty Wong – She was diagnosed with AML lost her battle on January 25, 2010 after receiving a cord blood transplant in June 2005.
Anonymous – He is starting to feel pretty sick and is still waiting for transplant.

PTF
Barbara Fine – She went to Disneyland with her immediate family last week. A3M made a financial contribution to make this happen. She is tentatively scheduled to have a transplant. Date TBA.
Jennifer Juanes – She had a transplant recently.
Ray Sisante – He’s two remaining siblings have been tested. One is a perfect match. Ray of Hope Benefit is scheduled on February 19. He finished 1st round of chemo at COH. He is still admitted but looking to go home soon to prepare for transplant.

SATF
Samiah Razak – She is doing well.
Gaurav Tandon – she is responding well to Chemotherapy. 
Ravi Vij – He is getting chemotherapy and doing well.
Maya Chamberlin – She is getting chemotherapy and responding well.
Kerina Pravinia – She is recently diagnosed with ALL.

JTF
Krissy Kobata – She just had her bone marrow biosy. The result shows that her counts are low, but she is doing fine at the moment.

KTF
Connor Lim – He is suffering from hyper IGM syndrome is still searching for a match.  He is only four and he will most likely not make it to 25 years old of age without transplant.
David Chung – He has a 9/10 match but wait for 10/10 to be found.
Jisong Im – He is taking sprycell and things are in control.

HTF
Vincent Rodriguez – He had kimo and is at home recovering. But he is still waiting to have a transplant with a matching donor.

VTF
Matthew Nguyen is doing well after his transplant. He is now resting at home.
Viet Lam, Him Pham, and Barry Pham are recently diagnosed with BAL and is searching for a donor.
Trung Nguyen was diagnosed with MDS and had a transplant.

Most of patients above are still waiting for their life-saving match to save their life. Your kind help and time donation will be highly needed and appreciated if you can volunteer at any of the upcoming drives below:

2/3/2010 – 2/12/2010
10am-6pm
Flower Festival in Westminster
(Please call A3M office if you are interested in volunteering)

2/5/2010
2:30pm-3:30pm
Intex Recreation Corp Drive
Intex Recreation Corp
4001 Via Oro Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90810

2/5/2010
10am-2pm
"Give Life, Give Thanks" DotOrg Event
UCLA Bruin Plaza
220 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90024

2/6/2010
10am-5:30pm
Chinese New Year Festival
Valley Boulevard
On Valley Blvd. Between Garfield Ave. and Alhambra Ave.
Alhambra, CA 91803

2/7/2010
11:30am-1pm
Lighthouse Community Church
Torrance High School
2200 W. Carson St.
Torrance, CA 90501


2/12/2010
8:30am-12pm
2010 Strategic Collaboration Conference
Customer Technology Application Center
6090 N. Irwindale Ave.
Irwindale, CA 91702

2/15/2010
7:30pm-9pm
UCLA Nikkei Student Union Cultural Night
UCLA
340 Royce Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90095

2/21/2010
9am-2pm
Maga Church
Maga Church
150 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90007

2/16/2010
11:30am-1pm
CPP Lunar New Year Festival
Cal Poly Pomona
3801 W. Temple Ave.
Pomona, CA 91768

2/19/2010
7pm-11pm
Ray of Hope Benefit
Avalon – Hollywood
1735 Vine St.
Los Angeles, CA 90028

2/21/2010
8am-2pm
Our Lady of Peace Community Health Fair
Our Lady of Peace Church
15444 Nordhoff St.
Horth Hills, CA 91343

2/27/2010
11am-2pm
Santee High Community Resource Fair
Santee High
1921 Maple Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90011

2/28/2010
9:30am-2:30pm
Alhambra True Light Presbyterian Church
Alhambra True Light Presbyterian Church
20 W. Commonwealth Ave.
Alhambra, CA 91801

Thank you all and wish you a great day!

Nikita Shen
213-625-2802 ext.102
www.a3mhope.org