PRESERVE OUR LEGACY CALLS ON AMERICANS FOR HELP TO REGISTER 25,000 MINORITY BONE MARROW DONORS FOR 2011

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PRESERVE OUR LEGACY CALLS ON AMERICANS FOR HELP TO REGISTER 25,000 MINORITY BONE MARROW DONORS FOR 2011

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When minority patients are faced with the dilemma of needing a bone marrow transplant, they are met with the struggle to find a donor on the National Registry. However, there is one organization that is requesting the help from all Americans to help save the lives of these patients. Preserve Our Legacy, Inc. a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit that started after the loss of 3-year old African American boy named Jaden Hilton, spearheaded Jaden’s Law in New Jersey and New York, which is to increase awareness about PBSC and bone marrow donation within the minority community. The organization’s mission is to educate individuals, especially minorities, about the benefits of stem cells through treatment options provided via PBSC, bone marrow and umbilical cord blood donation. Today the organization announces they will partner with various celebrities to register 25,000 minority bone marrow donors in 2011.

25,000 minority donors would provide thousands of minority patients in need a “fighting chance” for life, especially, 10-year old LJ Jones and 5-year old Nyiah Young.

Following a stroke that left her with residual paralysis, Nyiah Young, 5, of Chicago, was diagnosed with the rare Moya Moya disease, which narrows or even closes the major artery that delivers blood to the brain. Nyiah, who just turned 5 on Saturday, is undergoing monthly treatments at Advocate Hope Children’s Hospital outside of Chicago.

Lloyd “LJ” Jones, 10, of Harlem was the first known child to be diagnosed with hypereosinophilic syndrome, a blood disease rare even in adults. LJ is undergoing treatment at Sloan-Kettering Children’s Hospital.

Since Jaden’s death, Preserve Our Legacy has been advocating to increase awareness about the need of minority donors, in addition to, having those that register to step up when called to help a patient. Preserve Our Legacy also launched its P.O.L Umbilical Cord Blood program at Harlem Hospital in December 2010, which provides minority women the ability to donate their umbilical cord blood. “We are excited about the overwhelming support we have received from the community in response to our efforts, we look forward to helping more patient’s find a match” says, Shana Melius, Co-Founder of Preserve Our Legacy. “P.O.L also looks forward to BET Networks continued support as we aim to register 25,000 minority bone marrow donors for 2011”, says Brett Melius, Co-Founder of Preserve Our Legacy, Inc.

Visit http://www.preserveourlegacy.org for more information about the goals for 2011

Contact:
Shana Melius, Preserve Our Legacy, Inc. 877-778-3623 ext 702 or shana.melius@preserveourlegacy.org
Michelle Fogg, Preserve Our Legacy, Inc. 877-778-3623 ext 716 or michelle.fogg@preserveourlegacy.org
Lexi Chow, Preserve Our Legacy, Inc. 877-778-3623 ext 719 or lexi.chow@preserveourlegacy.org

More information can be found online at http://www.preserveourlegacy.org

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