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Help Save a Life! Marrow Drive in honor of Anuradha Sapru Kohls Cheek-Swab Sample

Anuradha, daughter of Brij and Krishna Sapru of Troy is currently battling CLL (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia), a form of blood cancer. She is in urgent need of a matching bone marrow donor. However, due to the low number of registered South Asian donors, finding a match for Anuradha could be very difficult. By signing up to be a donor, you may give the gift of life to this very special person who is also a mother of two little girls ages 6 and 8.

Leukemia and other fatal blood disorders can happen to anyone

 There is only 1 in 20,000 chance of matching for South Asians while Caucasians have a 1 in15 chance.  Out of 6.6 million registered donors in NMDP registry only 1% is South Asian.  The more people register, the higher chances of a patient finding a match  Becoming a donor is simple and free of cost.

How You Can Help

 All healthy individuals between the ages of 18-60 can volunteer to be marrow donors  All you need to do is fill out a form and do a simple cheek swab to register.  Takes only a few minutes

Questions/Concerns: Krishna Sapru: [email protected] Phone: 248-879-6878; or 248-495-8459 For more information visit: www.marrow.org or samarinfo.org