The City of Madison issued the following press release:
Nineteen-month-old Ryan LaSource is battling his second
round of cancer. Initially diagnosed in June 2013, Ryan underwent six months
of chemotherapy to combat his leukemia. In January, tests showed that Ryan, the
son of Austin and Lauren LaSource of Madison was in full remission.
But Ryan has relapsed, and his AML leukemia is back. Now, he
is facing bone marrow surgery.
To find a potential donor, Ryan’s family is asking as many
people as possible to register with Be the Match, a nonprofit organization that
manages the world’s largest bone marrow donor registry. Amber LaSource,
Austin’s sister and Ryan’s aunt, will hold a bone marrow registry drive during
the Downtown Madison Farmers Market on Tuesday, Aug. 5. She will be set up on
the Main Street grounds by the Red Caboose by 3:30 and register people during
the market hours, 4-8 p.m.
“We will register people and test them with a cheek swab to
get their information into Be the Match,” said LaSource. “We want everyone ages
18 to 44 to come out and be tested.
“We want to give
everybody a chance to help,” she said. “We would
love for everyone to come out, get tested and have their names added to the
National Bone Marrow Registry list. Their donation could save a person's life,
much like my nephew Ryan.’’
10 comments:
Good family. Hate they have to deal with this again.
Just so everyone is aware, Lauren's maiden name is Lauren Vise. There are likely more people in the area that know her by her maiden name than her married name.
On an unrelated note, the anti spam thing has become ridiculous. Kingfish, do you ever actually try to read what you make your readers read before submitting a comment?
I am disappointed to see that I am too old to sign up.
KS: I agree with 10:54. Can we get more of the pictures with numbers and less of the text?
Thanks for making us aware of this, KF. I'll put it on my calendar for Aug.5th and be there with bells on. I've been fortunate to have folks respond when our family had some devastating illnesses, and it woke me up to the goodness in people when they see a need and respond. I hope others will take it to heart and not assume someone else will help so there's no need to go out of your way. Don't wait until you've lost a loved one at a young age to raise your level of consciousness to the needs of others. We all need one another at some point over the long-haul. It's your turn to give now. Please.
Go do this. They swab your mouth, you fill out some forms, and you get an email once or twice a year asking you to keep your contact information current. Very little time involved.
They have a gofundme page you can donate to if you would like.
http://www.gofundme.com/ryanlasource
KF, don't be discouraged about the comparatively low number of hits on the bone marrow story.
I didn't hit because I already know I'm ineligible having donated in the past.
The average age for a Republican is 50 and that's too old to donate.
You might ask those visiting your site to pick an age range like they've picked favorites to see, but I'll bet the bulk will be baby boomers.
Can't help due to age, but hope everyone who can will register.
Bummer, I would do it but I'm over the age. But Thanks KF for the post. Brings awareness.
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