tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322378321977737284.post1888624271755694766..comments2023-04-01T05:51:42.347-04:00Comments on Appeal for South Asian Donors - Toronto: We hope to see you Sunday at the Swab-a-thon!Pialihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05458664670296103211noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322378321977737284.post-55338030352363297822008-09-28T01:21:00.000-04:002008-09-28T01:21:00.000-04:00Good luck tomorrow. I live in Montreal, and my fam...Good luck tomorrow. I live in Montreal, and my family and I support your efforts fully. This includes my older brother, who had a transplant less than two weeks ago.<BR/><BR/>We try to explain that the fact that he found an unrelated donor being African Caribbean, is almost impossible, so others in the same situation can find donors.<BR/><BR/>If we could have run bone marrow drives, we would have been able to mobilize people quickly to educate them and get some of them registered. Most people have no problem registering, they just need visibility andi information in order to get started. The additional motivation of being able to swab on-site removes many barriers for getting things done.Tamuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05026667652215271744noreply@blogger.com