Use of donor cord blood is a relatively new and quite promising  
technology. Blood cells in the umbilical cord are a form of stem cell  
and can be used in treatment of a growing number of serious and life  
threatening disorders, particularly blood disorders such as leukemia.  
Donating cord blood in a case such as the one below is risk, pain and  
cost free to the donor. Blood is drawn from the umbilical cord  
immediately after the birth of a baby. This life giving blood would  
otherwise be discarded.

If you know anyone expecting a baby in the next couple of months,  
please pass this on to her. Feel free also to pass it to other lists  
or individuals.

Thanks,
Naomi


> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>>
>>
>>> Help Save a Life
>>> Message from Yale Athletics on behalf of a very ill Yale student,  
>>> Mandi Schwartz:
>>> Mandi suffers from leukemia and we are in search of women  
>>> expecting a baby in the next 60 days of German, Russian, or  
>>> Ukrainian descent (or any combination thereof).   We would ask  
>>> those we can locate to sign up to a registry indicating they are  
>>> willing to be considered to donate their umbilical cord blood  
>>> (this process is free and takes place after delivery; the  
>>> umbilical cord otherwise gets thrown away).  Location does not  
>>> matter; the cord blood can be transported from anywhere in the  
>>> world.
>>>
>>> We are calling on all logical resources of people who might have  
>>> access to reach such women, their OBGYN or other caregivers, or  
>>> media outlets that reach these audiences either here or abroad to  
>>> help  us spread the word.
>>>
>>> We have 60 days to identify 200 potential donors.
>>>
>>> More information can be found at Becomemandishero.org
>>


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Naomi Bar-Yam Ph.D.
Executive Director
Mothers' Milk Bank of New England

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617-527-6263
www.milkbankne.org
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