Gonzales, CA
Dear Friends, 2/24/10
I had the most wonderful hosts for the last two nights, the Lopez family from Gonzales. Their eldest son, 15 year old Jose, is fighting leukemia. Even though Jose and his Mom will be going to Standford tomorrow for a treatment, which takes 5 days, they graciously opened their home to me.
Magda Silva and I were able to set up a marrow donor drive at Madonna del Sasso, in Salinas on March 26. This is just the first of many drives planned in an effort to find a match for Jose.
I appreciate each opportunity I have to meet someone who is waiting to find their match. Their stories encourage me to keep on going. I hope their stories will encourage you to join the registry if you have not registered yet. It only takes a cheek swab to see if you are the match that can save a life.
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WEBSITE: www.stepstomarrow.com
Jada Bascom, my grandaughter, was born with acute myeloid leukemia; she had a bone marrow transplant when she was 6 months old. Jada is in remission and living happily with her parents in Deer Park, WA.
In order to express our gratitude to the innumerable people it took to save Jada’s life and to support our family through this crisis we began the Jada Bascom Foundation. The foundation is sponsoring Steps To-Marrow, in which I, Jada’s grandmother, Jeana Moore, will be walking from Seattle to Los Angeles and Los Angeles to New York City, to raise awareness around the need for bone marrow donors and to recruit potential bone marrow donors for the National Bone Marrow Registry.
We hope that through our efforts many people will find their match just like Jada did.
In order to express our gratitude to the innumerable people it took to save Jada’s life and to support our family through this crisis we began the Jada Bascom Foundation. The foundation is sponsoring Steps To-Marrow, in which I, Jada’s grandmother, Jeana Moore, will be walking from Seattle to Los Angeles and Los Angeles to New York City, to raise awareness around the need for bone marrow donors and to recruit potential bone marrow donors for the National Bone Marrow Registry.
We hope that through our efforts many people will find their match just like Jada did.
Jeana and Jada
Jada
About Me
- Jeana Moore
- Jeana Moore is the founder of the Jada Bascom Foundation and the walking representative of the Steps To-Marrow program. Jeana has a deep commitment to helping others find their bone marrow match and serving individuals with cancer and their families. Jeana had the good fortune of working for 6 years with the Peacemaker Community, connecting, training and empowering peacemakers worldwide. She worked with people of diverse cultures, faiths and socioeconomic backgrounds using methodologies including; non-violent communication, council and sociocracy. The Peacemaker community brings people to experience the interconnectedness of all life. In everyday living bone marrow donors and their recipients manifest this interconnectedness.
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