I am happy to report that Natalie Cole’s kidney transplant operation was successful. A regional organ-procurement agency, One Legacy, found a kidney for her.
Natalie Cole, daughter of the legendary Nat King Cole, has won 9 Grammys and has sold millions of records. She appeared on CNN’s Larry King Live program a few months ago describing her need for a new kidney and she got lot of emails and letters from people telling her that they were willing to donate their kidney to Natalie Cole.
It was one of my happiest moments when people go beyond a normal call and do such heart warming donations. I congratulate the donor and wish Natalie the best for her recovery.
CNN News article about Natalie’s surgery
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.
I was watching Larry King Live yesterday and Natalie Cole, daughter of the legendary Nat King Cole told the viewers that she was waiting for a kidney donation as both of her kidneys have failed.
I am very happy to report that, she received lot of emails/letters from the viewers saying that they are ready to get tested and donate their kidney to Natalie Cole.
“There are some great human beings out there. That’s all I can say,” Cole said.
Dear viewers, it is heart warming to know that there are so many out there who are willing to donate their kidney to Natalie. But please also remember that there are so many people out there waiting in the donation list. In case, if your kidney does not match with Natalie’s, can you please donate or at least think of donating to another one waiting for a kidney. Please contact your local chapter of Donate Life and see if you can save somebody’s life.
Cheers!
Have a great April.
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.
