Westport FD Bone Marrow Drive

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I recieved this email today:

As some of you are already aware, one of our brother firefighters,Tom Richmond and his wife Kate recently discovered that one of their daughters, Michaela age 4, has been diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Due to her young age and the fact that this disease was caught early, and with the support of family and friends, Michaela has a good chance of beating the Leukemia with chemotherapy. One of the treatment options available to Michaela, should the chemotherapy prove unsuccessful, is a stem cell / bone marrow transplant.

Since learning about Michaela's problem, during the following few days we heard from three other people, ranging in age from 8 to 70 years of age, in the local area who need a bone marrow transplant to SAVE THEIR LIVES...!!!

Westport Fire Department has been holding bone marrow drives in the local area for the past few years and this year we will be holding the drive on October 19th between 3pm and 8pm at Fire Headquarters. If you are not already registered with the National Bone Marrow Program PLEASE make sure you attend on this date to offer your support and the chance to save a life. By donating just a couple of tubes of blood you may well save somebody's life.

Remember, cancer does not discriminate, it crosses all ethnic boundaries and age groups.

Distribute this information to everyone that you know and ask them to do the same.

Remember, any one of us, or someone we know could be in the same predicament at some time in the future.

If you have any questions please call me at 203-673-6003. There are posters / flyers available for distribution. Just call me.

Hope to see you all at the drive.

Firefighter Brett Kirby

Westport Fire Department

Bone Marrow Drive

Westport Fire Headquarters

515 Post Road East

Westport, CT

October 19th 2004 - 3pm until 8pm

(203) 341-5000 for appointment scheduling

go to

www.Marrow.org

for further marrow drives