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IKE AMOBI WAS DIAGNOSED WITH MDS (Myelodysplastic Syndromes) A BLOOD RELATED CANCER IN JULY 2007.
HE URGENT NEEDS A MATCHING BONE MARROW DONOR FROM WITHIN THE BLACK & MIXED RACE COMMUNITY TO STEP FORWARD SO THAT HE CAN SURVIVE…YOU COULD BE HIS LIFE SAVER?
On Saturday 6th October 2007 the African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust (ACLT), Anthony Nolan Trust and the National Blood Service will host a Blood & Bone Marrow Registration Drive at:
Sweet Tree Home Care Services, Coleridge House, 2-3 Coleridge Gardens , Swiss Cottage, London NW6 3QH.
Time: 10am till 4pm.
It takes just 25 minutes to register as a potential bone marrow donor, by registering you could give someone the ‘GIFT OF LIFE’
If you are aged between 18-50 years of age we can register you with either the Anthony Nolan Trust or the National Blood Service. Sickle Cell Trait carriers or Thalasseamia Trait carriers are welcomed as potential donors.
To register as a potential donor we just need to take a small sample of blood to determine you bone marrow type. If you are found to have the same type of bone marrow as a patient you will then go on to donate bone marrow cells a fluid which replenishes it’s self.
Cancer touches 1 in 3 of us at some point in our lives and maybe one day someone you love or know will need a bone marrow donor, wouldn’t it be great if there were hundreds of thousands of Black and Mixed Race people registered? If you want to be a part of the solution to this problem please attend this registration drive to complete an application form and to give a small blood sample, that’s all that is required to identify a possible match. THANK YOU.
Any queries please give us a call on telephone no. 020 8667 1122. Or visit our website www.aclt.org
The Gift of Life - Saving a Stranger..

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If you are able to contribute by making a weekly/monthly/annual or a one off donation please give us a call or visit our website. Details below. Thank You. A.C.L.T., PO Box 670, Croydon, CR9 5DP Registered Charity No 1058739 Tel 020 8667 1122 | Fax 020 8667 1626 | Email [email protected] | Web www.aclt.org Get Your Own! | View SlideshowA.C.L.T., PO Box 670, Croydon, CR9 5DP
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Tel 020 8667 1122 | Fax 020 8667 1626 | Email [email protected] | Web www.aclt.org
IF YOUR ODDS OF FINDING A 100% MATCH FOR A BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT WERE 1 IN 100,000 HOW WOULD YOU FEEL?
The only cure for some bone marrow cancer sufferers is to receive a bone marrow transplant. Unfortunately, unlike blood transfusions, it’s a lot harder to find a bone marrow match. A person's bone marrow type is an inherited characteristic and the chance of finding a matching donor for a patient is GREATER if the donor is from the same Racial/Ethnic background.
The appalling statistics are that a White Northern European sufferer has a 1 in 4 chance of finding a match as opposed to an African, African Caribbean or Mixed Parentage person ’s 1 in a 100, 000 chance! These can only be changed if more people of Black heritage come together and join the Bone Marrow Register as potential donors. Many may be scared of needles or worry about what exactly is involved but it’s a very simple procedure and can help save a person’s life!!
THERE ARE NO EXCUSES. Ignore the myths, this is simple and painless.
SAVE A LIFE. Join the world Bone Marrow Register.
Contact the ACLT on 020 8667 1122 or visit www.aclt.org HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE TODAY!
TEXT ACLT TO 84858to make a donation OF £3 to the ACLT.
Messages charged at standard rate. You will receive two confirmation messages charged at £1.50 each.The ACLT will receive your 2 donation net of all charges applied by mobile network operators and a processing fee. If you have any queries regarding this service please call tel no. 020 7549 2222.
The African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust (ACLT) was established on June 2nd 1996 by Beverley De-Gale and Orin Lewis, the parents of former Leukaemia sufferer Daniel De-Gale. When Daniel was diagnosed in April 1993 he was less than a week away from certain death and was immediately put a 2 year course of Chemotherapy. But after being in Remission for 9 months he relapsed in December 1995.
The ACLT originated from what was initially called ‘The Daniel De-Gale Support group’. Some family and friends all got together and decided to do something about the poor representation of the Black community on the UK Bone Marrow register. Beverley kicked off our campaign in March 1996 by making a heartfelt speech at the Spot Club, in London's Soho area. The speech was filmed by Carlton TV for a documetary called "Looking for the Match" which also highlighted Daniel's perilous situation.
It had taken the Anthony Nolan Trust over 24 years to register 550 Black people due to indifference, miscommunication and misconceptions. In just 11 months we raised the register from 550 to about 2,500. Not bad but it could have been a lot better. But all this could not be achieved without Beverley being the spearhead and focal point of the raising awareness campaign.
In October 1996 the ACLT was awarded a Registered Charity status from the Charity Commissioners for England and Wales and in January 97 we had some additional good news when we received a 1 year grant from the National Lottery Charities Board. Daniel experienced many problems during his prolonged courses of treatment and missed large chunks of his schooling. Despite these problems he never complained and was always a tower of strength to his family. Meanwhile Beverley just continued on with the demands of the cause and still being a great Mother not only to Daniel, making sure he covered all of his schoolwork at home/hospital, but also to his younger sister Dominique. This despite undertaking a full time job.
The ACLT is a voluntary charity, whose main aim is to increase the number of Black and Mixed Parentage people on the UK Bone Marrow Register. The members of the ACLT freely volunteer their time in attempting to raise awareness in the Black community; enabling potential donors to come forward and be involved in the process of offering hope and a healthy future to someone whose disorder may otherwise prove fatal. The likelihood is that finding a matching donor is considerably greater in donors from the same ethnic background. A simple blood test will put you on the confidential register and if you ever match with a patient you will be selected for further blood tests. Bone Marrow is a blood like liquid, which can be donated by one person under general anaesthetic and transplanted into another person in a simple procedure. The donor’s body quickly replaces the donated marrow without any lasting effect. A persons tissue type is an inherited characteristic which is passed on from parents to their children and research has shown that the chances of finding a matching donor for a patient is GREATER if the donor is from the same Racial/Ethnic background and descent. Therefore it would be unlikely to find a match for an African, African American or African Caribbean patient from a largely Caucasian register. Similarly, an Asian patient would be more likely to find a match from within the Asian community, and so on.
The greatest example of the importance of our work, alongside the Anthony Nolan Trust, became evident in April 1999 when Daniel's parents were informed that a matching unrelated donor had finally been found. On 16th June 1999 12 year old Daniel finally received what he deserved, a bone marrow transplant at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Six years on and Daniel has regained a lot of his strength and pursues as normal a life as any 18 year old that has undergone what he has had to endure.
Leukaemia affects both Black and White people but unfortunately in the Black community it is not thought of as a Black illness in the same way Sickle Cell Anaemia, High Blood Pressure or Lupus has been. Black sufferers who need a Bone Marrow Transplant for example are at a disadvantage due to the lack of awareness of the problem in the community and consequently lack of suitable Black donors.
People of African, African American, African Caribbean, and Mixed Parentage descent between the ages of 18-43 have to face up to the fact… WE are the only one’s who can be potential donors for Black sufferers who require a life saving Bone Marrow match. BUT HOW MANY OF US HAVE ACTUALLY REGISTERED?
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