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Help a brother out, if you are in the area...

By The Armorer on July 10, 2006 | | Comments (2)

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Justin

Family, Navy team up to find marrow donor
Navy SEAL from Spotswood was recently diagnosed with leukemia
BY MARY ANNE ROSS
Correspondent

SPOTSWOOD - A young man who fought for his country is now battling for his life.

And on July 15, local residents will have the opportunity to help him do just that.

Justin, whose last name is not being disclosed at the request of the U.S. Department of Defense, is a Navy SEAL and former Spotswood resident who was recently diagnosed with leukemia. The Navy is turning to Justin's hometown community to help him find a bone marrow stem cell donor who could save his life.

The whole article is here. If you're in the area and blog - get the word out. If you don't blog, spam your friends with the article. A very little effort on your part by going into the registry (I'm in the DoD Database mentioned, so I've *already* done my bit - and obviously can't help Justin) can make yoiu someone's angel of mercy.

H/t, Dr. Zubov of Banter in Atlanter.

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By Boquisucio on July 10, 2006 11:15 AM
Front and Center - The BOQ household is already registered in the Donor's List. Maybe some day we'll be a good match for someone.
 
By dc on July 11, 2006 9:04 AM
Waaaay back in the bad old days, (1997, or so) all of us Active Duty Folks had to take a DNA swab for "I.D. Purposes". (I was at Naveur London) There were protests, and a couple of folks were processed out for not complying. I didn't care. just did as I was told. Would there be a way for the Navy to use that data to search for potential donors? Would be alot more efficient, using data that is available. I live in jax, fl. Sign me up, if I am eligible!