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Swab your cheek, save a life
Bone marrow drive to be held Tuesday in Main Quad to find donor for leukemia patient
Jay Donde
Issue date: 6/2/08 Section: News
"We've had drives in New York, Seattle, Dallas; Mega drives in Asian shopping centers in Houston. We've registered about 4,000 people so far," said Mabel Yoshimoto, Michelle's best friend since sixth grade.
"We knew that with her type of leukemia there was only a 50 percent chance that chemotherapy would beat it alone," said Yoshimoto. "But when she relapsed it was a big disappointment. Still, we're very optimistic; there has been a tremendous outpouring of support."
Maykin is currently residing with her parents, receiving treatment at a clinic in the East Bay. Her family and friends try to make sure that there are always people around to keep her company, playing board games and watching movies on days when she's not too fatigued. Recently, they even got together for karaoke.
Project Michelle is hoping that, due to the large population of Asian students at De Anza, a donor will be found Tuesday to save Maykin's life.
Said Yoshimoto, "We are incredibly grateful and really touched. None of this would be possible without all the friends and many strangers getting themselves involved."
More information can be found at http://www.projectmichelle.com. Bone marrow donor registration can also be completed at http://www.marrow.org.
"We knew that with her type of leukemia there was only a 50 percent chance that chemotherapy would beat it alone," said Yoshimoto. "But when she relapsed it was a big disappointment. Still, we're very optimistic; there has been a tremendous outpouring of support."
Maykin is currently residing with her parents, receiving treatment at a clinic in the East Bay. Her family and friends try to make sure that there are always people around to keep her company, playing board games and watching movies on days when she's not too fatigued. Recently, they even got together for karaoke.
Project Michelle is hoping that, due to the large population of Asian students at De Anza, a donor will be found Tuesday to save Maykin's life.
Said Yoshimoto, "We are incredibly grateful and really touched. None of this would be possible without all the friends and many strangers getting themselves involved."
More information can be found at http://www.projectmichelle.com. Bone marrow donor registration can also be completed at http://www.marrow.org.
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