Mommy, Daddy and I participated in the Relay for Life - Palo Alto. We walked the tracks in memory of Binny bhaiya.
This year there were twice as many people at the Relay...While this is good because there were more people to raise funds..it also means more people were affected by a friend of family members fight with cancer :(
In this past year, since the Relay for Life 2006, there have already been so many losses...Nirali, Piyush, Leya , Aditya. These are children from the South Asian community who fought really hard but finally got tired and went to be with God. Our hearts go out to the broken families they leave behind.
On a brighter note, Vinay who was looking for a match has found a donor and was transplanted 2 days ago. We keep him close in our thoughts and prayers.
Unfortunately, a very small percentage of South Asians (Indians, Pakistanis, Sri Lankans and Bangladeshis) are registered to be marrow donors. South Asians comprise approximately only 1% of the National Marrow Donor Registry.
South Asians in the US who are reading this message, if you arent registered already..I urge you to do so. Those interested can register with AADP (covering NorCal) at www.AADP.org, A3M (covering SoCal) at www.AsianMarrow.org or SAMAR (covering NY) at www.samarinfo.org
This helps not only those who are fighting cancer but it also helps people fighting various blood disorders. Varun we are thinking of how you bravely fought Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome and then earned your angel wings.
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