{"id":104699,"date":"2020-03-01T16:17:23","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T00:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/?p=104699"},"modified":"2020-03-01T16:17:23","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T00:17:23","slug":"life-in-the-balance-for-indian-man-with-leukemia-be-the-one-to-save-his-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/life-in-the-balance-for-indian-man-with-leukemia-be-the-one-to-save-his-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Life in the Balance for Indian Man with Leukemia \u2013 Be the One to Save His Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cMy father\u2019s health is rapidly declining and he needs a stem cell match right away,\u201d says Amrut, Mahesh\u2019s son. \u201cIf you are South Asian\/Indian then signing up might save our Dad\u2019s life or, if you are not a match for him, you might also save the life of another South Asian looking for a match. We need your help!\u201d<\/p>\n

Mahesh, a 68-year-old man, is a loving husband and father of two. In May 2019, he was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, a type of blood cancer. This was the day after celebrating his son\u2019s marriage.<\/p>\n

A stem cell transplant is Mahesh\u2019s only chance of beating this disease. Before a transplant takes place, a matching stem cell donor must be found.<\/p>\n

Mahesh\u2019s parents hail from Orissa. Today, South Asians make up one percent of the U.S. bone marrow registry. He is an example of the importance of diversifying the Be the Match\u00ae registry. It is vital to build a more diverse registry so everyone has an equal opportunity to survive blood cancers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am completely dependent upon the registry to find a match, as my leukemia is aggressive,\u201d Mahesh says. \u201cThere are zero matches for me. Being of Indian-American heritage, the population is severely under-represented as donors. If you have just five minutes, I ask you to register.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Join the registry by texting <\/strong>MAHESH to 61474<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mahesh\u2019s sons are working with the Asian American Donor Program (AADP, www.aadp.org<\/a>) to find a donor for their dad. AADP is a 30-year-old nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization, based in Alameda, CA, that works to augment the availability of potential stem cell donors for patients with life threatening diseases curable with a blood stem cell transplant. AADP is an official recruitment center for Be The Match.<\/p>\n

How You Can Commit to Help<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n