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Driving for Donors 30-second Movie
Driving for Donors 30 seconds PSA with founder Pat Pedraja informing others to save lives by becoming a bone marrow donor.
Articles
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Palm Harbor boy among Kohl's national winners
Patrick Pedraja, 13, was selected from over 13,000 children to be named as one of the winner of Kohl’s national scholarship prize. Pedraja won a $5,000 schol... -
Lauren Conrad's Generous Gift to Pat
Teen choice award winner Lauren Conrad from the Hills, showed her appreciation for her favorite Do Something Award nominee, Pat Pedraja, by handing over to h... -
Marrow Awareness Month In November
Every day, more than 6,000 patients search the NMDP Registry for a lifesaving donor. Seventy percent of patients will not find a match within their family, and
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Doctors say marrow transplant may have cured AIDS
An American man who suffered from AIDS appears to have been cured of the disease 20 months after receiving a targeted bone marrow transplant.
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Did Marrow Transplant Cure AIDS?
That’s the question abuzz in the medical community as doctors around the globe discuss a bone marrow transplant that is said to have cured the patient of AIDS.
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A Killer and a Cure This World AIDS Day
Josh Ruxin is a Columbia University expert on public health who has spent the last few years living in Rwanda. He gives his opinion on World AIDS Day.
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Although this is a fun event, there is nothing fun about not being able to find a bone marrow match to save your life.
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12 Days Of Giving on Causecast.org
We challenge you to give in a new way. Break the stereotype. It’s simple. Lets get the message out loud and clear: We don’t need another scarf. We need change!
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Man Appears Free Of HIV After Stem Cell Transplant
A 42-year-old HIV patient with leukemia appears to have no detectable HIV in his blood and no symptoms after a stem cell transplant from a donor carrying a gen
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The Kids Are Alright - Five Very Generous Youths
We spend so much time praising the philanthropic works of adults, that we thought we'd single out a few distinguished young people for their public service.
Events
- Bone Marrow Drive to Help Save Debbie Location: Village Presbyterian Church 6225 Paseo Delicias Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92091
- Help Save Young David Location: Pettit National Ice Center 500 S. 84th Street Milwaukee, WI 53214
People
- Music Saves Lives Seal Beach, CA
- Catherines Craft Fair
Blog posts
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My name is Pat. I am 13 years old and I have Leukemia.
I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in March 2006. This diagnosis came after a long, painful year suffering from what we then thought was Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. The pain and s...
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Wow, I can’t believe we are really here!! It has been a long and eventful trip but we made it! The plane ride seemed to go on forever and when we got here it was World Youth Day and 500.000 peo...
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Today I went to Westmead Children’s Hospital to get my weekly labs done. The hospital was really cool with lots of play places, Starlight Foundation room with movie and games and even a large outs...
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Friends, Why bother right? AIDS was an epidemic that swept through America like so 10 years ago and now it's this thing that we don't really hear that much about anymore. I mean it's not like 2 ...
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The Medical Benefits Of Stem Cell Therapy
Over 100 years ago, a Russian histologist suggested stem cells be applied for scientific research. They are the human body’s equivalent of a generator, as they can renew, regenerate, and replicate ...
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The Mysteries Of Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disease that occurs with sudden onset- normally when one is in their early 30s of their lifespan. The fact that the disease presents itself after decades of their live...
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Sickle Cell Anemia: A Rare And Deadly Form Of Blood Loss
Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA) is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder, which means that one is born missing a chromosome, which is what shares DNA with another). And SCA causes chronic hemolytic a...
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Trial by fire. Pay your dues. What does not kill you makes you stronger. I have heard them All. Yesterday I detailed my regime of late night and early morning study, prayer, meditation, ...
