I am very sad to report that Kelli Wynne passed away on Wednesday after a long fight with leukemia. Kelli had indeed received a bone transplant but doctors later found that the transplant caused her Type I Diabetes.
Kelli’s bone marrow drive at Madison Junior School set a world record registering over a thousand donors.
A lot of users have come to my website searching about Kelli. Although I have been following her developments and posting information here, nothing can replace her own words. Please see Kelli’s journal here.
Kelli has inspired us to do lot more bigger things in life and let us hope we win the fight against Leukemia.
Please don’t forget to register yourself at the Bone Marrow Registry.
Saw some photos on flickr taken on the Donor Drive for Kelli Wynne.
If you have not signed up as a bone marrow donor, please feel free to reach out to DKMS.
See their website at www.dkmsamericas.org, or call 1-866-340-3567.
I just came to know that the bone marrow drive for Mrs. Kelli Wynne set a new world record with the Guinness Book of World Records. Mrs. Wynne is fighting acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) and her family and friends have set up a bone marrow drive last saturday. The highest number of bone marrow donors registered within a 24-hour period was 277 in Austria. I came to know that over 1000 people showed up for the bone marrow drive held on the 17th January 2009 at Madison Junior School.
A big thanks to everyone who showed up and registered as donors.
I wish her a fast recovery.
Kelli Wynne from Madison, NJ was diagnosed with blood and bone marrow cancer during January 2007. She has been going through chemotherapy treatments from then. Although the treatment was making progress, doctors have said now that she needs a bone marrow transplant.
Kelli Wynne did not find a matching donor at National Bone Marrow Program Registry. Her famiily member’s marrow also did not match.
So she needs HELP….from you all. Friends and family of Kelli have organized a bone marrow camp at Madison Junior School, 160 Main St, Madison, NJ 07940 on January 17 2009 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
DKMS, the largest bone marrow center in the world is organizing the event.
Mark the date - its JANUARY 17 2009. Please go there and register for bone marrow donation.
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If you cannot attend but want to participate, or if you would like more information, please visit www.dkmsamericas.org, or call 1-866-340-3567.
I came across the news of a five year old boy needing bone marrow transplant. I was surprised and then read more about him. Jacob suffers from X-linked Lymphoproliferative Syndrome (XLP) , a rare form of cancer and immune system deficiency. I was really sad to know that he was diagnosed with XLP when he was a month old. XLP affects only males and if left untreated it can be fatal.
Jacob had a unsuccessful bone marrow transplant last year and is trying to get an another one. Doctors using chemotheraphy have wiped out XLP from his body but untill a bone marrow donor can be found, Jacob cannot come out of the clean room environment at the Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. Also there are chances that XLP can reoccur so he needs a bone marrow transplant as soon as possible.
Blood donation keeps Jacob alive until he finds the correct donor.
To make an appointment to donate blood in Pico Rivera, call Rebecca Salcido at (562) 949-4668. To donate blood or platelets through Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, call (323) 660-2450.
Thanks to whittierdailynews for the information.