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A Bone Marrow Drive for Lara Berkmen
Latest News :: Mar 02, 2013
“This is my personal journey of surviving a life threatening illness. Millions of children around the world suffer from leukemia. I am not alone in this fight.” Lara Berkmen, is a 13 year old girl who lives in Fairfield, CT and was diagnosed with an aggressive form of AML (Acute Myelogenous Leukemia), in September, 2012. After 4 rounds of chemotherapy, doctors decided that she needs a bone marrow transplant in order to get rid of the leukemic cells in her body. She loves reading, writing, swimming, playing instruments, and is being recognized for her efforts and natural talents. Family, friends and our community are working together to help Lara and other patients in need. Together with The Icla da Silva Foundation, they have created a bone marrow drive event to reach out to the friends and community, to educate them about Bone Marrow Donation. Even though she was born in the US, due to her parent's back ground (Turkish), Lara’s family...
Leia maisBone marrow drive this weekend for Manatee County elementary teacher
ICLA on the News :: Jan 24, 2013
SARASOTA, Fla. - Nancy Newby, a McNeal elementary school teacher in Manatee County needs help finding a bone marrow match. Newby is battling Multiple Myeloma, a form of blood cancer and needs a bone marrow transplant, but no one in her family is a match. With help from the Icla da Silva Foundation, McNeal hopes to find her match. A bone marrow drive will be held on Saturday, Jan. 26 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 27 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Saint Jude Catholic Church, 3930 17th St., Sarasota. If you would like to participate all you have to do is show up and a cheek swab will be taken to test for compatibility. For more information, contact Ileana Quinones with the Icla da Silva Foundation at 904-705-1593, or visit bethematch.org
Leia maisAjudando a Transplantar Esperança
ICLA on the News :: Dez 16, 2012
Para ajudar a aumentar o número ea diversidade de pessoas no Programa Nacional de Doação de Medula Óssea do registro de medula óssea, o sistema norte-Shore LIJHealth hospedado uma unidade em 7 de dezembro no Medical Center da Criança Cohen (CCMC) para que as pessoas se inscrever para o registro. Apesar de 16 anos de idade Nieves Carly não precisa de um transplante de medula óssea, seu curso de tratamento poderia ter exigido um. Isso levou Carly e sua mãe, Lisa Horner, para se tornarem advogados osso registro de medula. Carly foi diagnosticado com célula pré-B leucemia linfoblástica aguda em 2003 e, apesar de completar dois anos e meio de quimioterapia, sofreu uma recaída em 2008. Naquela época, sua opção foi ou receber outro longo curso de quimioterapia ou se submeter a um transplante de medula óssea; Carly optou pela quimioterapia. "Ela era muito mais sorte do que alguns de ter tido a escolha entre ter quimioterapia e um transplante de medula...
Leia maisDayana's Journey
ICLA on the News :: Nov 25, 2012
Cancer has wrapped itself around the branches of Dayana Pacherres’ family tree like a honeysuckle vine strangling a towering oak. At least nine people in her family have died from the same disease – acute myeloid leukemia, or AML, a fast-moving blood cancer not usually considered hereditary. Dayana’s big brown eyes and solemn face are a reminder of that loss. She wasn’t even 2 years old when her mother, Karina, died. She never had the chance to know two older brothers who also passed away from AML, which starts in the marrow, the soft tissue inside bones that helps form blood cells. “My daughter was her mother, but she calls me ‘Mom,’” Dayana’s grandmother, Flor Rizo-Castillo said, speaking through a medical interpreter. “I don’t think she remembers her living. She left her when she was very little.” But growing up without her mother isn’t the biggest challenge Dayana has faced in her young life. Earlier this year, Dayana began having trouble staying healthy. She...
Leia maisPaciente de leucemia finalmente encontra doador de medula óssea
Latest News :: Set 23, 2012
NOVA YORK (17 de setembro de 2012) - Comemorando 20 anos de realização de campanhas para recrutar doadores de medula óssea, bem como a reunião emocionante de um paciente de leucemia e seu doador de medula óssea, a Fundacao Icla da Silva vai homenagear Christine Quinn, presidente da New York City Council, em uma gala de angariação de fundos na quarta-feira, 3 de outubro, 2012 em Gotham Hall (foto à esquerda). Mais de 300 pessoas se reunirão para marcar o sucesso dos esforços da Fundação de recrutamento, que anualmente registram mais de 40.000 potenciais doadores. As pessoas com anemia falciforme e anemia aplástica grave, assim como leucemia, requerem o transplante de medula óssea. Para os 70% dos pacientes que não encontram um doador entre os membros da família, sua única esperança de um doador é através do processo de correspondência realizada pela "Be The Registry Match", operado pelo Programa Nacional de Doacao de Medula Ossea. "A Fundação Icla da Silva tem...
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