grrrls-fighting-back: “My name is Michael Hunter. I was diagnosed with leukemia in June 20
grrrls-fighting-back: “My name is Michael Hunter. I was diagnosed with leukemia in June 2013 & was told on June 11, 2014 that I only have a few months left to live if I can’t find a donor. Please help me with my biological family or a donor match! I was born in Columbus, OH 3/1/1985 at Doctor’s North Hospital and given the name Christopher Brown. Please share” Michael is a friend, I’m asking that you all take the time to share this. He desperately needs a bone marrow donor and there is very limited number of African American donors. Without a donor Michael is going to die. Michael was adopted and does not know his birth family. We know he has a half brother but have no information about him. He does not specifically need an African American Donor but because of all of the things that factor into finding a match (blood type, dna tissue etc.) , someone of similar descent is more likely to be a closer match. If anyone knows anything about Michael’s birth family or if you would like to see if you are a match, please privately message me. I can put you in touch with him and his caregivers directly! We hope through spreading awareness we can either find his birth family whom he does not know or find a donor match. Michael lives in the Cincinnati, OH area. Please dont just like this or scroll past. Please share this! You could save his life! Bone Marrow For Michael Updates! Michael’s biological mother and half brother have been located. A letter was recently mailed out to them and we are awaiting a response. Family has a 30% chance of being a match so while this is excellent news, we definitely still need all the help we can get. If you live in the Cincinnati, OH area: We are hosting a donor drive this Saturday June 28th from 12-4:30 PM at the Robert W. Frank’s Adult Center located 5884 Bridgetown Road Cincinnati, OH 45248. You must be between the ages 18-44 to participate in the drive. If you are over 44 or are not local, you can request a testing kit to be mailed to you. Go to www.bethematch.org/join and enter the code: MATCH4MH. Other websites to follow up on Michael’s Care/Donate: www.booster.com/bonemarrow4michael www.facebook.com/thehuntformichael To privately contact me I can be reached at [email protected] Be The Match Representative: [email protected] Event Coordinators: [email protected] and [email protected] Tax Deductible contributions can be mailed Be The Match/In Honor of Michael Hunter P.O BOX 157277, Cincinnati, OH 45215. Make check payable to Be The Match Foundation Text 304 to 50555 to donate $10 Please signal boost! -- source link