Search Results for: bone marrow donors
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Videos
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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.
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Articles
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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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, ...
