Sanjivan - The Organ Donation Blog

It is with a heavy heart, I am writing this post. Vinay Chakravarthy, the hero who fought a brave battle against cancer and who spearheaded the cause of bone marrow donation amongst south asians passed away on June 25th 2008. My heartfelt condolences to Vinay’s family. May his soul rest in peace.

It is said that a great movement is always started by just one person. The awareness of bone marrow donation reached the highest amongst south asians in the US in the past year and Vinay was a spark that fired up this movement. Let us spread the awareness of bone marrow donation amongst our families, friends and colleagues. This is not an end, but a new beginning.

Patients waiting list at AADP

Found another website A3M (thanks to HelpVinay.org). They help connect Asian Bone Marrow donors to patients. Check out A3M’s website. .

I was checking HelpVinay.org and happy to know that Vinay is back to home. I found about SAMAR, south Asian Marrow Association of Recruiters and their awesome job. Congrats and heartfelt appreciation from my heart to SAMAR and their volunteers. Check out their website.

I found more about bone marrow transplant and found about AADP. AADP (Asian American Donor Program) is a community non-profit organization geared towards saving lives. Asians, Pacific Islanders and Multi-Racial individuals are desperately needed to register as potential marrow/stem cell donors. Find more about AADP