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The Cure Starts with YOU! join the Be the Match ® Registry

The Cure Starts with YOU! join the Be the Match ® Registry.

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The Cure Starts with YOU! join the Be the Match ® Registry

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  1. The Cure Starts with YOU!join the Be the Match® Registry Jordan Franco is a 12 year old, grade 6 student at the Robert Frost Middle School in Lawrence, MA. At a young age, Jordan was diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease, a hereditary blood disorder which results in periods where Jordan is often hospitalized to manage the pain. These episodes can result in damage to vital organs. The good news is that there IS a cure… and it starts with YOU! Bone marrow (stem cell) transplant can cure Sickle Cell Disease. To join the Be The Match® Registry: • Testing is free and painless (just a simple mouth swab) • You must be in good general health • You must be between the ages of 18-44 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Consider joining the Be The Match® Registry Saturday, May 31, 2014, 9:30AM-12:30PM Bone Marrow Registry Drive(ages 18-44) DATE: Saturday, May 31, 2014 TIME: 9:30 AM-12:30 PM LOCATION: Relief’s In One Market Street Lawrence, MA 01843 GENERAL CONTACT INFO: RaisaCarrasco-Velez raisa.carrasco-velez@lawrence.k12.ma.us Ellen Baranowski ellen.baranowski@lawrence.k12.ma.us Every $100 raised helps add another member to the bone marrow registry. Make a contribution at www.BeTheMatchFoundation.org/goto/ribloodcenter Thank you to our friends at the Relief's In, for the generous donation of their facility.

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