The African-Caribbean
community is the most likely source of a donor for an African-Caribbean
patient, for example. And the same is true for all of us
-
- Chinese, Asian,
Caucasian, Mediterranean, Jewish, whichever ethnic community we belong to.
So for UK patients, awareness and the search for a donor has to begin with
communities in the UK.
If you are from a black and minority ethnic community, please give this some
serious thought: your community needs you, and you might just need it.
Please visit the
Anthony Nolan website and consider
registering!
Paul
Leney would like to appeal to his site visitors to consider joining the bone
marrow donor register for
The Anthony
Nolan Trust.
There is currently a severe shortage of people from black and minority ethnic
communities here in the UK, especially young men - only last week a young boy
lost his battle with leukaemia because of the lack of a suitable donor!
Here's a run down on why we are needing more ethnic donors...
And if you weren't aware, it costs The Anthony Nolan Trust (which is a
charity) up to £70 to put someone on the register... if you join, it DOESN'T
cost you anything.