{"65570":{"#nid":"65570","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Be the one to save a life","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EApril 27 2011 would have been\nthe 21\u003Csup\u003Est\u003C\/sup\u003E birthday of Logan Chesnut. But Logan\nwas diagnosed with leukemia (AML) on July 16, 2009 at the age of 19.\u0026nbsp; He fought hard for 18 months before\nsuccumbing to leukemia on January 11, 2011. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;Mihaela Serban, a sister of\nDr. Nicoleta Serban of Georgia Tech, was diagnosed with leukemia in February\n2011. Without a bone marrow transplant, Mihaela\u2019s rare disease has a prognosis of\n36 weeks.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;To join Logan\u2019s family and\nfriends in memory of his 21\u003Csup\u003Est\u003C\/sup\u003E birthday, and to help save the lives\nof Mihaela and other patients who need a donor, working with the National\nMarrow Donor Program (NMDP), Georgia Tech is organizing a bone marrow donor\ndrive on campus. We rally you to register as a marrow donor and\/or to donate\nfinancially to help register as many donors as possible.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJoin the marrow registry\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EDate: April 27, 2011\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ETime: 11:00am \u2013 3:00pm\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EPlace: Georgia Tech Student\nCenter Ballroom\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe test only requires a\ncotton swab brushed against the inside of your cheek. \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;To join, you only need to be between 18 and 60, be willing to donate to any patient in need, and meet the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news-events\/special\/bonemarrow\/BTM_Donor_Eligibility_Guidelines.pdf\u0022\u003Ehealth guidelines\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EVIew a Youtube video on the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=z5ojPmzZjmw \u0022\u003E\u0022National Marrow Donor Program.\u0022 \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\ncost of adding a person to the marrow registry is $100.\u0026nbsp; However, Be The Match does not charge anyone\nto join the registry.\u0026nbsp; Be The Match\nrelies on voluntary contributions to help add more potential donors to the\nregistry.\u0026nbsp; Every $100 raised adds one new\nmember to the registry.\u0026nbsp; Please give\nwhatever you can afford at the marrow drive or go to Logan or Mihaela\u2019s\nfundraising websites:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bethematchfoundation.org\/goto\/logan\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.bethematchfoundation.org\/goto\/logan\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bethematchfoundation.org\/goto\/teammihaela\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.bethematchfoundation.org\/goto\/teammihaela\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003ERead \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news-events\/special\/bonemarrow\/WhatYouMustKnowBeforeJoining.doc\u0022\u003Ewhat you must know\u003C\/a\u003E before joining the registry.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003ERead the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news-events\/special\/bonemarrow\/11023VitalStatistics.pdf\u0022\u003Evital statistics about leukemia\nand lymphoma \u003C\/a\u003Eand NMDP donor registry\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news-events\/special\/bonemarrow\/11023VitalStatistics.pdf\u0022\u003E.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EView \u0022\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news-events\/special\/bonemarrow\/be_the_match.wmv\u0022\u003EBe a Match\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis drive has been coordinated by Professor Eva Lee.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Be the one to save a life"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoin Georgia Tech\u2019s bone marrow donor drive on campus April\n27, 2011. \u0026nbsp;Every year, more than 10,000\nmen, women and children get life-threatening diseases such as leukemia and\nlymphoma, and do not have a marrow donor in their family. To live, they need to\nfind an unrelated marrow donor whose tissue type matches their own. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Where:\u0026nbsp;\nGeorgia Tech Student Center Ballroom from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2011-04-14 13:47:31","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:34","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-04-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-04-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"}],"keywords":[{"id":"12806","name":"bone marrow transplant"},{"id":"12805","name":"donor registry"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"398","name":"health"},{"id":"7279","name":"leukemia"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:barbara.christopher@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}