HELP JASMINA BEAT LEUKEMIA: 3/7/9, 10AM—2PM.

On January 20th, Jasmina Amena went to the doctor and discovered that she had a rare, aggresive form of acute leukemia. If a bone marrow transplant wasn't found soon, she would only have months to live. The right match has yet to be found, which is all the more tragic since Jasmina just recently celebrated her sixth birthday.

Fortunately, word has gotten out; even celebrities like Rihanna and Kelly Rowland have encouraged the public to get screened for a match. It's a simple process—just fill out a quick form and get your cheek swabbed. And if you are the right match, the transplant is not as painful as we've been lead to believe; 70% of the time it's about as intrusive as donating plasma. Bone marrow matching service DKMS will be holding an open screening tomorrow at PS 41, where a bake sale and silent auction will also be held. Even if you aren't a match for Jasmina, your information will be entered into a confidential, anonymous database that could lead to a cure for someone else. You really, really should go.
 

DKMS DONOR DRIVE NYC:
Saturday, March 7th, 2009
10:00AM - 2:00PM
PS 41 Elementary School
116 West 11th Street @ 6th Avenue