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Also in this issue: Teach Your Child the Goal of Sports Too Many Ear Infections? Eating Healthy on a Budget Prevent Household Poisonings Dealing With Dental Injuries NEWSLETTER HOME PAGE		Register to be a bone marrow donor The process is quick, simple and painless When you become a bone marrow donor, you join more than 12 million other donors who stand ready to save a life, and to give someone a future. Someday, Luis Márquez would like to meet the person who saved his life. Luis had a bone marrow transplant in April 2008 at Children’s Medical Center from an anonymous donor; the bone marrow transplant helped fight his leukemia and allowed him to recover from the devastating effects of the cancer. Luis was fortunate to find a match. According to the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP), a computerized registry, marrow donors from the African-American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic and American Indian communities are under-represented in the NMDP registry and are therefore critically important. . Luis graduated from Skyline High School in Dallas last June at a special ceremony at Children’s because he was too ill to go the actual school ceremony. Today, he is attending aviation school full-time to learn to become an airline mechanic, just as he planned. Not only does Luis attend school full-time, but he also goes to the gym at least once a week, proof that his healing continues. Join us for a bone marrow drive Friday, April 17 You can help young people like Luis find their perfect bone marrow match. Join Children’s Medical Center Friday, April 17, for the 18th annual “Be The Match” bone marrow registry drive from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Dallas Ambulatory Care Pavilion and Children’s Legacy in Plano. The process to register is simple and painless. All it takes is a cotton swab of cells from inside the cheek to determine the donor’s tissue type. The sample will be entered into a computerized registry linked to the NMDP. Or, during April go to www.bethematch.org and order your registration kit by mail using the promotion code ‘childrens.’ Resources Children’s Health Library: What is a bone marrow transplant? Last reviewed: April 2009		Find a Doctor Find a Speciality & Service Support Children's About Children's childrens.com
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