Joseph Lin (July 3, 1974-September 7, 2007)
Friends and relatives will be received at
JOBE FUNERAL HOME
Corner of Beatty Road and Route 48 North
Monroeville, PA 15146
Phone: (412) 856-4747
http://jobefuneralhome.com/
Friday, September 14, 2007 from
2-4pm and 7-9pm
Funeral Service will be held at
Pittsburgh Chinese Church - Perry Location
8711 Old Perry Hwy.
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Phone: (412)366-9770
http://www.pghchinesechurch.org/en/pcc_locate.htm
Saturday, September 15, 2007 at
10:30am
Lunch will be provided immediately after the service in the church social hall.
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Memorial contributions maybe made to the
Cammy Lee Leukemia Foundation
16 West 32 St., Suite 10D
New York, NY 10001-3808
or
Pittsburgh Chinese Church
8711 Old Perry Hwy.
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
or
any of the other charities listed in our links. Thank you.
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Sunday, September 09, 2007
Monday, August 21, 2006
Adventure. :)
I'm not quite sure if Joe was simply up for an adventure...or if he was just missing the hospital. In any case, he had quite an adventurous day!
We slept in. Then we decided to wait for the home care nurse to come do his semi-weekly blood draw and change his dressing before having some food! All was going according to plan- Joe's lines were flushing properly and they all had good blood return. Joe vital signs were all normal. He was feeling great and he was looking great. Then the nurse began to change Joe's dressing that protects the insertion site of his triple lumen. She notices a tiny drop of what she felt could be pus. It was a bit yellow. Fearing it might be a sign of a line infection, the nurse called the doctor's office. They asked her to pull Joe's line and send it in for a culture. Joe's counts have been staying up and he hasn't been requiring transfusions or IVs lately, so there had already been talk about possibly pulling the line until he needs it again. The line was pulled. It was quick and painless and Joe looked pretty relieved to be rid of it. However, about a minute later, he started coughing...and then sweating profusely, and it wasn't stopping. Joe kept saying he would be fine momentarily. Our nurse looked worried though, and she didn't like the sound of Joe's cough. Not wanting to take any chances, she called the paramedics. She just wanted to be absolutely positive that it wasn't something serious - such as bleeding due to unexpectedly low platelet counts.
Well, the paramedics came, and Joe was starting to feel better. But just to be certain, he agreed to go to the hospital. Joe got to ride in an ambulance! They didn't turn on the lights and sirens for him though. :) I followed them in my car and met Joe in the ER. By this time he was feeling completely fine and ever so slightly annoyed to be in the hospital! We were only there for a little over 5 hours. :) Apparently, the "pus" was quite possibly just some skin or something. And the coughing and sweating was likely a vasovagal response. Just to cover all the bases, Joe was given a gram and a half of Vancomycin. I noticed Joe getting a bit red. But he was acting so calm and nonchalant. The redness started inching down slowly. I kept pestering Joe and asking him how he was feeling, and he kept saying he was fine...maybe a little itchy. Near the end of the Vanco, the "little itchy" became one HUGE itch, and Joe's whole head and chest area looked red. He was given Benadryl which made him immediately drowsy and caused the rash to fade. Of course NOW we now that he had red man syndrome! Fortunately, it is not uncommon, and was an easy fix. So Joe's back home! Once again, the results of his blood draw were good! And Joe is FREE from his line for now, so he was able to take a REAL shower, by himself, and without a huge covering of saran wrap and tape! He is a happy man this evening. :)
The bone marrow drive yesterday was wonderful! Thank you to every single person who registered to be a donor. We were SO touched by all the people who were signing up. In total there were 88 people who registered. Yeah, I was praying for HUNDREDS. But 88 is a good number. We are hoping to have another drive in the future - in Oakland! So stay tuned for details. :)
So, I arrived at the church a little after 9am. Of course, Lisa, Louis, and Cammy were already set up and ready to go...and there were already people signing up, including Eric who helped with registration as soon as he finished swabbing! My dear parents showed up shortly after I did. They were great for moral support. They let me sit next to them during church service, and I literally had to force my mom to go grab some lunch with my dad...close to 2pm! I'm so grateful for them. My mom stayed up all night Saturday to make flan for Joe! Then my parents spent the whole day at the drive - mostly thanking people for being so wonderful. Afterwards they made sure that Cammy and Louis wouldn't go home hungry, and drove Cammy to the airport. I'm so blessed to have such great parents. :)
Lisa was sporting a "Blue Bird in the Forest" shirt that she designed, and was giving away darling "Blue Bird in the Forest" pins! How cool is she? (The answer is very very cool!) Lisa has been so passionate about helping us and spreading the word about registering with the NMDP and MDS and Leukemia. She even refused to leave her post, even though my mom offered to take over so she could grab lunch. I got her a plate, but I don't even know if she stopped to eat!
Then there was Louis. I totally forgot to ask if I could get him a plate of food...and he missed lunch. I felt so bad! Fortunately, my parents took him out for food afterwards! Louis also worked the whole day, and he even brought a bag of movies for Joe and I to borrow. Fun!!!!!
Erica, I have met once for a couple hours. However, we have talked weddings a lot online. Well, she kindly gave up her Sunday morning to help with the drive. It was so nice to see her, and it meant so much that she was willing to come out to help! She was good for hugs too!
Camille...I met her for the first time yesterday! She is another girl that I've chatted with about weddings and married life. She kindly gave up her Sunday afternoon to help with the drive. She was working so hard, and people thought she was with the Cammy Lee Leukemia Foundation! My friends and family were so amazed that these girls I met online were so willingly going out of their way to help. It was amazing. :)
It was great fun to meet Cammy Lee this weekend. And yes, it really was THE Cammy Lee. (She swears she had nothing to do with the naming of the foundation - and she has had to tell a lot of people that yes...she is in fact alive and well! She does have quite a survivor story though.) She is sweet and funny and understandably passionate about what she does. We are SO thankful that Vince hooked us up with her!
Since Joe's counts have been good, he was able to visit the drive in the afternoon. He was wearing a mask of course. :) He also made me his DH - Designated Hugger! This made me laugh, because on message boards, he's my DH - Dear Husband. :) Joe was SO THRILLED to be able to see so many friends from the church and from outside of church. It really did wonders for his spirit to be able to see everyone! Joe had a smile on his face straight through the end of the day.
So the drive was a success. Cammy was happy with the turn out, and so were we. I tell you though, next time we're shooting for HUNDREDS!!!! :) Thank you so much to Pastor Jim and Pastor Caleb for so willingly opening the church up for the drive. Thank you also to their wives Kathy and Esther - because I dunno...but every awesome pastor that I know has the support of a very awesome wife. :) Thank you again to everyone who registered. It was SO wonderful to see and feel all of the love and support! Thank you to everyone who had the heart to donate but were not eligible for whatever reason. Thank you to everyone who has been faithfully praying with us. Thank you to Margaret who was visiting for the first time and decided that she wants to help set up a drive at her church in Virginia. Thank you to Liz, Rachel, Chris, Melissa, Alex, Dorothy, Lauren and Tony for the *beautiful* handmade cards. We loved every single one of them!
We just felt so blessed and so loved this weekend. But then, we feel so blessed and so loved all the time! Praise God for that, right?
Thank you to Precious for the card and the licks. :) *Arf Arf*
We slept in. Then we decided to wait for the home care nurse to come do his semi-weekly blood draw and change his dressing before having some food! All was going according to plan- Joe's lines were flushing properly and they all had good blood return. Joe vital signs were all normal. He was feeling great and he was looking great. Then the nurse began to change Joe's dressing that protects the insertion site of his triple lumen. She notices a tiny drop of what she felt could be pus. It was a bit yellow. Fearing it might be a sign of a line infection, the nurse called the doctor's office. They asked her to pull Joe's line and send it in for a culture. Joe's counts have been staying up and he hasn't been requiring transfusions or IVs lately, so there had already been talk about possibly pulling the line until he needs it again. The line was pulled. It was quick and painless and Joe looked pretty relieved to be rid of it. However, about a minute later, he started coughing...and then sweating profusely, and it wasn't stopping. Joe kept saying he would be fine momentarily. Our nurse looked worried though, and she didn't like the sound of Joe's cough. Not wanting to take any chances, she called the paramedics. She just wanted to be absolutely positive that it wasn't something serious - such as bleeding due to unexpectedly low platelet counts.
Well, the paramedics came, and Joe was starting to feel better. But just to be certain, he agreed to go to the hospital. Joe got to ride in an ambulance! They didn't turn on the lights and sirens for him though. :) I followed them in my car and met Joe in the ER. By this time he was feeling completely fine and ever so slightly annoyed to be in the hospital! We were only there for a little over 5 hours. :) Apparently, the "pus" was quite possibly just some skin or something. And the coughing and sweating was likely a vasovagal response. Just to cover all the bases, Joe was given a gram and a half of Vancomycin. I noticed Joe getting a bit red. But he was acting so calm and nonchalant. The redness started inching down slowly. I kept pestering Joe and asking him how he was feeling, and he kept saying he was fine...maybe a little itchy. Near the end of the Vanco, the "little itchy" became one HUGE itch, and Joe's whole head and chest area looked red. He was given Benadryl which made him immediately drowsy and caused the rash to fade. Of course NOW we now that he had red man syndrome! Fortunately, it is not uncommon, and was an easy fix. So Joe's back home! Once again, the results of his blood draw were good! And Joe is FREE from his line for now, so he was able to take a REAL shower, by himself, and without a huge covering of saran wrap and tape! He is a happy man this evening. :)
The bone marrow drive yesterday was wonderful! Thank you to every single person who registered to be a donor. We were SO touched by all the people who were signing up. In total there were 88 people who registered. Yeah, I was praying for HUNDREDS. But 88 is a good number. We are hoping to have another drive in the future - in Oakland! So stay tuned for details. :)
So, I arrived at the church a little after 9am. Of course, Lisa, Louis, and Cammy were already set up and ready to go...and there were already people signing up, including Eric who helped with registration as soon as he finished swabbing! My dear parents showed up shortly after I did. They were great for moral support. They let me sit next to them during church service, and I literally had to force my mom to go grab some lunch with my dad...close to 2pm! I'm so grateful for them. My mom stayed up all night Saturday to make flan for Joe! Then my parents spent the whole day at the drive - mostly thanking people for being so wonderful. Afterwards they made sure that Cammy and Louis wouldn't go home hungry, and drove Cammy to the airport. I'm so blessed to have such great parents. :)
Lisa was sporting a "Blue Bird in the Forest" shirt that she designed, and was giving away darling "Blue Bird in the Forest" pins! How cool is she? (The answer is very very cool!) Lisa has been so passionate about helping us and spreading the word about registering with the NMDP and MDS and Leukemia. She even refused to leave her post, even though my mom offered to take over so she could grab lunch. I got her a plate, but I don't even know if she stopped to eat!
Then there was Louis. I totally forgot to ask if I could get him a plate of food...and he missed lunch. I felt so bad! Fortunately, my parents took him out for food afterwards! Louis also worked the whole day, and he even brought a bag of movies for Joe and I to borrow. Fun!!!!!
Erica, I have met once for a couple hours. However, we have talked weddings a lot online. Well, she kindly gave up her Sunday morning to help with the drive. It was so nice to see her, and it meant so much that she was willing to come out to help! She was good for hugs too!
Camille...I met her for the first time yesterday! She is another girl that I've chatted with about weddings and married life. She kindly gave up her Sunday afternoon to help with the drive. She was working so hard, and people thought she was with the Cammy Lee Leukemia Foundation! My friends and family were so amazed that these girls I met online were so willingly going out of their way to help. It was amazing. :)
It was great fun to meet Cammy Lee this weekend. And yes, it really was THE Cammy Lee. (She swears she had nothing to do with the naming of the foundation - and she has had to tell a lot of people that yes...she is in fact alive and well! She does have quite a survivor story though.) She is sweet and funny and understandably passionate about what she does. We are SO thankful that Vince hooked us up with her!
Since Joe's counts have been good, he was able to visit the drive in the afternoon. He was wearing a mask of course. :) He also made me his DH - Designated Hugger! This made me laugh, because on message boards, he's my DH - Dear Husband. :) Joe was SO THRILLED to be able to see so many friends from the church and from outside of church. It really did wonders for his spirit to be able to see everyone! Joe had a smile on his face straight through the end of the day.
So the drive was a success. Cammy was happy with the turn out, and so were we. I tell you though, next time we're shooting for HUNDREDS!!!! :) Thank you so much to Pastor Jim and Pastor Caleb for so willingly opening the church up for the drive. Thank you also to their wives Kathy and Esther - because I dunno...but every awesome pastor that I know has the support of a very awesome wife. :) Thank you again to everyone who registered. It was SO wonderful to see and feel all of the love and support! Thank you to everyone who had the heart to donate but were not eligible for whatever reason. Thank you to everyone who has been faithfully praying with us. Thank you to Margaret who was visiting for the first time and decided that she wants to help set up a drive at her church in Virginia. Thank you to Liz, Rachel, Chris, Melissa, Alex, Dorothy, Lauren and Tony for the *beautiful* handmade cards. We loved every single one of them!
We just felt so blessed and so loved this weekend. But then, we feel so blessed and so loved all the time! Praise God for that, right?
Thank you to Precious for the card and the licks. :) *Arf Arf*
Friday, August 18, 2006
Doctor's orders!
Joe was "prescribed" a night out for dinner by the doctor's office. This was such an exciting moment for us!!!! Joe still needs to be cautious, as his counts may still fluctuate while he's on chemo. But we don't need to be as strict as we were before! So we went to a restaurant nearby that we knew wouldn't be very crowded. We were both a little nervous. It has been weeks and weeks since Joe has been anywhere besides home and the hospital. We did enjoy a lovely dinner, and then we came right back home! So, Joe is still expected to avoid crowds and people who are sick. He doesn't have to wear a mask when we go out unless Joe will be around people for prolonged periods of time. And, he needs to be armed with Purell at all times! We can handle all of that. :)
Joe and I are really excited about the drive coming up on Sunday. We continue to hope and pray that there is a great turn-out. I'm going to be there! Who's with me? Information about us and the drive was published today in the World Journal and the Erie Chinese Journal. The articles are online as well as in print. Exciting!!!! Cammy Lee will be arriving tomorrow afternoon, and we're so excited to meet her! Thanks Louis for picking her up from the airport for us.
As a reminder, here is all the drive info again. If you are Asian, unregistered, between 18-60, and in the area come on out!!!! (All the cool kids are doin' it! ;) )
Bone Marrow Drive set up by Cammy Lee Leukemia Foundation
hosted at
Pittsburgh Chinese Church
8711 Old Perry Highway
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
from 9am-3pm.
(For those who are interested, there will be a combined service that Sunday with the Chinese-speaking congregation and the English-speaking congregation. Service is from 10am-11:30am. Sunday School is from 11:30am-12:30pm.)
It is a minority based drive.
All donors will be required to fill out a confidential donor information and consent form. (Donors must be between the ages of 18-60). The form will ask for:
* Name, DOB, Age, SSN, Sex, and Driver's License Number
* Donor telephone and email information
* Race and Ethnicity information
* Contact info for two close relatives or friends who may know how to reach you if your address changes or you are unable to be contacted.
* A medical evaluation
Donors also fill out a confirmation card.
Then one just needs to do a cheek swab from four areas of the mouth to complete the registration. Remember, even if you are not a match for Joe, you could possibly be a match for someone else who is praying for one!
Check out this NMDP site for more information.
Thank you to Frank and Janet for the lovely card. We love that you are always looking out for Joe. Thank you for your love! Thank you to Pamela for your sweet card. You are a sweetie, and sure make me proud to be related to you! And thank you to Gordon and Julie for the book and box of chocolates you left at our front door. What a lovely surprise! Hope to see you soon. :)
Happy day!
Joe and I are really excited about the drive coming up on Sunday. We continue to hope and pray that there is a great turn-out. I'm going to be there! Who's with me? Information about us and the drive was published today in the World Journal and the Erie Chinese Journal. The articles are online as well as in print. Exciting!!!! Cammy Lee will be arriving tomorrow afternoon, and we're so excited to meet her! Thanks Louis for picking her up from the airport for us.
As a reminder, here is all the drive info again. If you are Asian, unregistered, between 18-60, and in the area come on out!!!! (All the cool kids are doin' it! ;) )
Bone Marrow Drive set up by Cammy Lee Leukemia Foundation
hosted at
Pittsburgh Chinese Church
8711 Old Perry Highway
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
from 9am-3pm.
(For those who are interested, there will be a combined service that Sunday with the Chinese-speaking congregation and the English-speaking congregation. Service is from 10am-11:30am. Sunday School is from 11:30am-12:30pm.)
It is a minority based drive.
All donors will be required to fill out a confidential donor information and consent form. (Donors must be between the ages of 18-60). The form will ask for:
* Name, DOB, Age, SSN, Sex, and Driver's License Number
* Donor telephone and email information
* Race and Ethnicity information
* Contact info for two close relatives or friends who may know how to reach you if your address changes or you are unable to be contacted.
* A medical evaluation
Donors also fill out a confirmation card.
Then one just needs to do a cheek swab from four areas of the mouth to complete the registration. Remember, even if you are not a match for Joe, you could possibly be a match for someone else who is praying for one!
Check out this NMDP site for more information.
Thank you to Frank and Janet for the lovely card. We love that you are always looking out for Joe. Thank you for your love! Thank you to Pamela for your sweet card. You are a sweetie, and sure make me proud to be related to you! And thank you to Gordon and Julie for the book and box of chocolates you left at our front door. What a lovely surprise! Hope to see you soon. :)
Happy day!
Monday, July 03, 2006
FAQ
I had to post this. Our dear friend Vince has been amazing as one of our "point people." He has just gone above and beyond in keeping people up to date and helping us in every way possible. Keep him in his prayers because he's taking boards next week!!!!!
Anyway, he was very helpful in getting some info about the national marrow registry. Obviously, Joe and I are now big advocates of the registry! Here's the info he collected...(Thank you Vince!)
"i received this information from three main sources; more detailed information can be found on these sites:
www.marrow.org - the National Marrow Donor Program website
the Central Blood Bank in Pittsburgh412-209-7131 (they are very helpful in answering any questions you mayhave)
www.bonemarrowtest.com (private lab; see FAQ below)
Here are some Frequently Asked Questions:
- How can i register for the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP)?
- What specimen is taken for you to be registered into the NationalMarrow Donor Program (NMDP)?
- Can i see if i am a match for Joe, but NOT be enrolled in theNational Marrow Donor Program?
- If i am chosen, how will the stem cells be collected?
- Will we be having a NMDP registration drive at Pittsburgh Chinese Church?
FAQ answers:
- How can i register for the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP)?
You can register at any local Central Blood Bank branch; there aremany in the Pittsburgh area. call their number (412-209-7131) or lookonline at www.CentralBloodBank.orgThey will pay for the registration fee if you are willing to donatesome blood at the time of your cheek swab. Otherwise, you may be askedto pay a fee for tissue typing costs (probably $50 or less).you can also register ON-LINE; log on to www.marrow.org, and you canhave a kit sent to you for $52. This payment is tax-deductible.
- What specimen is taken for you to be registered into the NationalMarrow Donor Program (NMDP)?
All that is needed is a cotton swab of your cheek cells.- Can i see if i am a match for Joe, but NOT be enrolled in theNational Marrow Donor Program? Yes, you can. This can be done through PRIVATE testing at anindependent laboratory which can determine your HLA results for the 6markers they look at when they determine whether or not you match. The cost for this process is $140 plus $15 shipping. They will mail you a kit, and then send you your results in about ONE MONTH. You can also select the expedited process, which will cost $375, but the results are returned in one week. Once you receive the results, you then need to give these results to Joe's doctor to see whether or not you match.
If you change your mind and want to be enrolled in the national program, you can do so by giving the results to the Central Blood Bank. The specific private testing lab that is recommended by the Centra lBlood Bank is the Tepnel Laboratory. All the info you need can befound on:www.bonemarrowtest.com
- If i am chosen, how will the stem cells be collected?
There are 2 ways:"Peripheral Blood Stem Cell donation takes place at an apheresiscenter. To increase the number of blood-forming cells in thebloodstream, donors receive daily injections of a drug called filgrastim for five days before the collection. The donor's blood isthen removed through a sterile needle in one arm, passed through amachine that separates out the cells used in transplantation, and theremaining blood is returned through the other arm.
Bone marrow harvesting is an outpatient surgical procedure performed in a hospital. While the donor receives anesthesia, doctors use special, hollow needles to withdraw liquid marrow from the donor's pelvic bones.Many donors receive a transfusion of their own previously donated blood. A donor's marrow is completely replaced within four to six weeks. "The patient's doctor will recommend one or the other to you, but it isyou who will ultimately decide which way to give them stem cells.
- Will we be having a NMDP registration drive at Pittsburgh Chinese Church?
i spoke with several potential sponsoring groups, but as of yet, i haven't been able to successfully coordinate a drive due to certainlogistics. i am still waiting to hear back from one and will let you now if things change. in the meantime, due to the length of time ittakes to get registered, i strongly encourage you to go on your own andget it done. Thanks again for your interest. i will keep you updated, and if youwould like to go with someone to the Central Blood Bank, let me know,and we can go as a small group. if this is the first e-mail you've received from me, let me know if you would also like to be added to the prayer e-mail list to receive updates on how Joe is doing. if you have any other specific questions, don't hesitate to contact me.
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened." -- Matthew 7:7-8"
Anyway, he was very helpful in getting some info about the national marrow registry. Obviously, Joe and I are now big advocates of the registry! Here's the info he collected...(Thank you Vince!)
"i received this information from three main sources; more detailed information can be found on these sites:
www.marrow.org - the National Marrow Donor Program website
the Central Blood Bank in Pittsburgh412-209-7131 (they are very helpful in answering any questions you mayhave)
www.bonemarrowtest.com (private lab; see FAQ below)
Here are some Frequently Asked Questions:
- How can i register for the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP)?
- What specimen is taken for you to be registered into the NationalMarrow Donor Program (NMDP)?
- Can i see if i am a match for Joe, but NOT be enrolled in theNational Marrow Donor Program?
- If i am chosen, how will the stem cells be collected?
- Will we be having a NMDP registration drive at Pittsburgh Chinese Church?
FAQ answers:
- How can i register for the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP)?
You can register at any local Central Blood Bank branch; there aremany in the Pittsburgh area. call their number (412-209-7131) or lookonline at www.CentralBloodBank.orgThey will pay for the registration fee if you are willing to donatesome blood at the time of your cheek swab. Otherwise, you may be askedto pay a fee for tissue typing costs (probably $50 or less).you can also register ON-LINE; log on to www.marrow.org, and you canhave a kit sent to you for $52. This payment is tax-deductible.
- What specimen is taken for you to be registered into the NationalMarrow Donor Program (NMDP)?
All that is needed is a cotton swab of your cheek cells.- Can i see if i am a match for Joe, but NOT be enrolled in theNational Marrow Donor Program? Yes, you can. This can be done through PRIVATE testing at anindependent laboratory which can determine your HLA results for the 6markers they look at when they determine whether or not you match. The cost for this process is $140 plus $15 shipping. They will mail you a kit, and then send you your results in about ONE MONTH. You can also select the expedited process, which will cost $375, but the results are returned in one week. Once you receive the results, you then need to give these results to Joe's doctor to see whether or not you match.
If you change your mind and want to be enrolled in the national program, you can do so by giving the results to the Central Blood Bank. The specific private testing lab that is recommended by the Centra lBlood Bank is the Tepnel Laboratory. All the info you need can befound on:www.bonemarrowtest.com
- If i am chosen, how will the stem cells be collected?
There are 2 ways:"Peripheral Blood Stem Cell donation takes place at an apheresiscenter. To increase the number of blood-forming cells in thebloodstream, donors receive daily injections of a drug called filgrastim for five days before the collection. The donor's blood isthen removed through a sterile needle in one arm, passed through amachine that separates out the cells used in transplantation, and theremaining blood is returned through the other arm.
Bone marrow harvesting is an outpatient surgical procedure performed in a hospital. While the donor receives anesthesia, doctors use special, hollow needles to withdraw liquid marrow from the donor's pelvic bones.Many donors receive a transfusion of their own previously donated blood. A donor's marrow is completely replaced within four to six weeks. "The patient's doctor will recommend one or the other to you, but it isyou who will ultimately decide which way to give them stem cells.
- Will we be having a NMDP registration drive at Pittsburgh Chinese Church?
i spoke with several potential sponsoring groups, but as of yet, i haven't been able to successfully coordinate a drive due to certainlogistics. i am still waiting to hear back from one and will let you now if things change. in the meantime, due to the length of time ittakes to get registered, i strongly encourage you to go on your own andget it done. Thanks again for your interest. i will keep you updated, and if youwould like to go with someone to the Central Blood Bank, let me know,and we can go as a small group. if this is the first e-mail you've received from me, let me know if you would also like to be added to the prayer e-mail list to receive updates on how Joe is doing. if you have any other specific questions, don't hesitate to contact me.
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened." -- Matthew 7:7-8"
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