CAN YOU HELP

[Lange, Richard F]

I have a friend who has adopted a very worthy cause, and he needs our help. Please take a minute, and read the note below. I'M BILL WATANABE, AND I AM TRYING TO COORDINATE WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILIES TO FIND A BONE MARROW MATCH FOR NICOLE HOWARD, A 4 YR OLD GIRL THAT I SAW ON TV A COUPLE OF TIMES. SHE HAS LEUKEMIA. HER DAD IS CAUCASIAN AND MOTHER JAPANESE DESCENT. IN ORDER TO HELP, I CONTACTED THE HELP NICOLE FOUNDATION THRU THEIR WEBSITE. CANDIDATES FOR BONE MARROW DONATION MUST BE 15 OR OLDER, MIX OF CAUCASIAN AND ASIAN PARENTS. ASIAN MEANING JAPANESE, CHINESE, KOREAN, VIETNAMESE, ETC, OR FILIPINO. NICOLE WAS DIAGNOSED IN MARCH LAST YEAR, BUT NO MATCH HAS BEEN FOUND. I HAVE BEEN EMAILING AND PHONING TO HELP THE BONE MARROW SEARCH, 16 HOURS A DAY. THE FIRST 4 CANDIDATES WILL SUBMIT TO TESTING THROUGH A KIT SAMPLE SWABS OF THE MOUTH FOR DNA TESTING IN A LAB BACK EAST. SO, THE PROCEDURE DOES NOT EVEN REQUIRE BLOOD SAMPLES, UNLESS THE TEST SHOWS PROMISE. ALSO, THE DNA RESULTS I BELIEVE ARE OPEN TO THE NATIONAL REGISTRY. AS I HAVE URGED IN PAST EMAILS, EVEN YOU CAN PASS THE WORD ON IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, SOCCER EVENTS, ETC, EVEN AT WORK, ASKING PEOPLE TO ASK AROUND IF THEY POSSIBLE CAN THINK OF SOMEONE 15 OR OLDER, CAUCASIAN/ASIAN DESCENT. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I DID BY GOING TO MY TEENAGE NEIGHBOR AND ASKING HER TO CHECK AT HER HIGH SCHOOL, AND 24 HOURS LATER I AM ARRANGING FOR THE KITS TO BE MAILED TO THEM. A FRIEND OF A FRIEND OF A FRIEND MIGHT JUST KNOW SOMEONE OR THE DAUGHTER KNOWS SOMEONE AT HER SCHOOL OR SOCCER LEAGUE. THINK ABOUT IT. I AM PUTTING UP $20,000 FOR A MATCH. NEW CAR? 4 YRS TUITION AT UW? IF YOU KNOW OF SOMEONE WHO MIGHT BE A DONOR CANDIDATE, PLEASE HAVE THEM CONTACT BILL AT Billtanabe557@aol.com - THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND HELP... Dick Lange Boeing Commercial Airplane Group DCAC-MRM PROJECT SUPPORT, BUILD TEAM 7-206 3D1-2.1, M/S 6M-HR, Fax (425) 965-6655 Phone : (425 ) 965-6789 Pager: (206) 416-3663 Cell Phone (425)941-0386 Home Phone (425)481-3063