Stuyvesant High School Grad Needs Bone Marrow
Urgent: Your help is needed.Dear friends,
Sam, a 2003 Stuyvesant High School graduate, was diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia over the winter break. He had no symptoms and the diagnosis was made after a routine blood test. Sam was enjoying a full life as a serious student, a captain of the Harvard fencing team, a member of the tennis team and a regular volunteer at the student run homeless shelter. In addition to academics and sports, Sam has always taken a lot of interest in helping people out – in addition to his work at the shelter, he’s been an active tutor for underprivileged kids since high school.
Sam is on medical leave from Harvard where he was expected to graduate with Physics/Math degree this June. Currently he just finished two rounds of chemotherapy at the New York Presbyterian Hospital. He will most likely need a bone marrow transplant to increase his chance of being cured from this terrible disease. Sam is Eurasian, and the donor registry has specific needs for Asian and Eurasian donors. Of course, we do not expect most donors to help Sam specifically, but there are many other patients like him.
Join the Registry.
Every day, thousands of patients just like Sam are searching for a volunteer donor who could save their life.
To join the Registry, you must be age 18 to 60, in good health and committed to helping any patient in need. To learn more, visit.
www.marrow.org/HELP/Join_the_Registry/code/join_now.html?src=text
The registration process is very simple. Once you register online, you will receive a kit in the mail. The kit contains a form and you will need to send back 4 Q-tip cheek swabs. Once the sample is analyzed, your name will be added to the registry. If you are a match, you will be contacted for further evaluation.
Raise awareness. Please share this opportunity to save a life with your friends, family members or associates. Encourage them to join the global movement of more than 10 million volunteers who are committed to giving patients a second chance at life.Contribute online. If you would like to make a donation to benefits all patients and their families, go to
We especially urge all Asians and Eurasians friends and colleagues to register as soon as possible. The process takes several weeks and there is no time to lose.
Thank you for your generosity and compassion during this difficult time.
Sincerely, The Cross Family