On Friday, my uncle stop fighting his battle with cancer. He died from Colon cancer. It spread all over his body. His final days they said it spread to his brain. I just keep hearing him say that "he just wanted to die and why was he still suffering". I could not stop fighting my tears when I prayed with him to God asking to release him from his pain on Tuesday. By Wednesday, it was my mission that he be at a better location for his transition. I worked aimlessly to have him moved from that crazy DeWitt nursing home to Calvary. I last saw him on Wednesday night. I had planned to come on Thursday, but the snow just would not let me do it. He died on Friday morning. I was going to call him...I regret I did not. I just couldn't get up the nerve to tell him that the snow made it difficult to drive. His last call of his life was at 9:58am when he wished my Aunt Happy Birthday. He expired around 10:20 am.
Unfortunately, many minority men do not get themselves checked out. At the age of 35, they should have their prostate and colon checked. Many of their issues result from their diet. When I speak to men and ask about getting these check ups; They speak of their ancestors and how long they lived. I have to remind them most of the food ingredients for the food, during that time, is different from what is used today. In addition, During that time many prepared their own food, especially in the south. They killed the cow or pig or whatever, they seasoned it and cooked it. So if you know a male over 35 make sure you tell him to get himself checked out!!
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Life
Each day many of us wake up with various worries about our finances, our relationships with loved ones, our cars, what we are going to eat or even what we are going to where. But think about it realistically. We really do not have worries compared to many of individuals who are in need of a donor match and know that their days may be numbered. Some of children that have not really made it past a first birthday. So when this comes to mind...do you really have any worries about your life??
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
HARLEM BONE MARROW DRIVE-2/25/10
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Shana Melius
Preserve Our Legacy, Inc
P: 877.778.3623 ext 702
F: 718.425.8983
shana.mac@preserveourlegacy.org
New York, N.Y.-(February 2, 2010)- It was announced today that Preserve Our Legacy, Inc. will partner with DKMS Americas to host donor drives for Seun Adebiyi in Harlem, NY at the Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. State Office Building in the Art Gallery on the second floor located at 125th and Adam Clayton Blvd in New York from 4:00 pm-9:00pm.
Seun Adebiyi
Seun is Nigerian and graduated from Yale Law School in June 2009. Seun is also an aspiring Olympian. A few weeks after graduation, he was diagnosed with leukemia and to help to cure this disease he needed a bone marrow transplant. No one in his family was a matched, therefore, he needs to find an unrelated donor. Due to the lack of minorities in the National Marrow Registry, there is presently no available donor. Now we are trying to find him a donor and we need your help. To read Seun’s blog log on to: http://nigeria2014.wordpress.com.
DKMS Americas
DKMS Americas is an accredited (by the Be The Match Registry) national bone marrow donor center. DKMS works to expand bone marrow donor registries by recruiting bone marrow donors from every race and ethnicity, in order to provide leukemia and other blood cancer patients in need of a bone marrow transplant with the best available donor match. DKMS also coordinates the transport of bone marrow and blood stem cells from Germany to the U.S. for patients here in need of bone marrow transplants. Through our efforts, DKMS Americas has registered over 125,000 donors, and more than 155 DKMS (Americas) donors have gone on to donate their bone marrow. There is still more work to do as only 4 out of 10 people will receive a life-saving transplant. Therefore, we need your help. For more information about DKMS, log on to www.dkmsamericas.org.
Preserve Our Legacy, Inc. (P.O.L.)
In 2006, DKMS informed Greg Marius, EBC founder and former EBC publicist Shana Melius about then 2-year old Jaden Hilton needed to find a donor. Through various efforts they both tried to register donors. Due to the lack of registrants, Jaden lost his battle because he could not find an unrelated donor on January 29, 2007. On January 30, 2007, Preserve Our Legacy was formed. Therefore, the birth of “The Jaden Hilton Initiative”, which is to increase awareness about the lack of minorities in the National Registry and to create awareness about health disparities as well as stem cell treatment options offered through bone marrow and umbilical cord blood donation.
Preserve Our Legacy, Inc. will continue to partner with various organizations to assist in creating awareness about the need of minority donors as well as assisting in finding a donor match for those in need. For more information, media or to request interviews contact us at 1.877.778.3623, Shana Melius, ext 702. For DKMS contact Alina Suprunova at 212.209.6703.
Shana Melius
Preserve Our Legacy, Inc
P: 877.778.3623 ext 702
F: 718.425.8983
shana.mac@preserveourlegacy.org
PRESERVE OUR LEGACY TO PARTNER WITH DKMS AMERICAS
TO HOST BONE MARROW DONOR DRIVE
FOR SEUN ADEBIYI IN HARLEM
FEBRUARY 25, 2010
TO HOST BONE MARROW DONOR DRIVE
FOR SEUN ADEBIYI IN HARLEM
FEBRUARY 25, 2010
New York, N.Y.-(February 2, 2010)- It was announced today that Preserve Our Legacy, Inc. will partner with DKMS Americas to host donor drives for Seun Adebiyi in Harlem, NY at the Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. State Office Building in the Art Gallery on the second floor located at 125th and Adam Clayton Blvd in New York from 4:00 pm-9:00pm.
Seun Adebiyi
Seun is Nigerian and graduated from Yale Law School in June 2009. Seun is also an aspiring Olympian. A few weeks after graduation, he was diagnosed with leukemia and to help to cure this disease he needed a bone marrow transplant. No one in his family was a matched, therefore, he needs to find an unrelated donor. Due to the lack of minorities in the National Marrow Registry, there is presently no available donor. Now we are trying to find him a donor and we need your help. To read Seun’s blog log on to: http://nigeria2014.wordpress.com.
DKMS Americas
DKMS Americas is an accredited (by the Be The Match Registry) national bone marrow donor center. DKMS works to expand bone marrow donor registries by recruiting bone marrow donors from every race and ethnicity, in order to provide leukemia and other blood cancer patients in need of a bone marrow transplant with the best available donor match. DKMS also coordinates the transport of bone marrow and blood stem cells from Germany to the U.S. for patients here in need of bone marrow transplants. Through our efforts, DKMS Americas has registered over 125,000 donors, and more than 155 DKMS (Americas) donors have gone on to donate their bone marrow. There is still more work to do as only 4 out of 10 people will receive a life-saving transplant. Therefore, we need your help. For more information about DKMS, log on to www.dkmsamericas.org.
Preserve Our Legacy, Inc. (P.O.L.)
In 2006, DKMS informed Greg Marius, EBC founder and former EBC publicist Shana Melius about then 2-year old Jaden Hilton needed to find a donor. Through various efforts they both tried to register donors. Due to the lack of registrants, Jaden lost his battle because he could not find an unrelated donor on January 29, 2007. On January 30, 2007, Preserve Our Legacy was formed. Therefore, the birth of “The Jaden Hilton Initiative”, which is to increase awareness about the lack of minorities in the National Registry and to create awareness about health disparities as well as stem cell treatment options offered through bone marrow and umbilical cord blood donation.
Preserve Our Legacy, Inc. will continue to partner with various organizations to assist in creating awareness about the need of minority donors as well as assisting in finding a donor match for those in need. For more information, media or to request interviews contact us at 1.877.778.3623, Shana Melius, ext 702. For DKMS contact Alina Suprunova at 212.209.6703.
Newark Bone Marrow Drive
New York, N.Y.-(February 2, 2010)- It was announced today that Preserve Our Legacy, Inc. and Councilman Donald Payne, Jr. will host donor drive on February 18, 2010 with Be The Match Registry for those in need Newark City Hall Ground Floor from 12:00 pm-5:00 pm.
Newark Councilman Donald Payne, Jr.
Newark Municipal Councilman-at-Large Donald Payne Jr., a lifelong Newark resident, comes from a family of distinguished individuals dedicated to public service, including his father, the esteemed Congressman Donald Payne, Sr. Councilman Payne has been a South Ward district leader for 20 years. Also serving as Essex County Freeholder-at-large, Payne seeks to provide the people of Newark and Essex County with continuity between county and municipal governments in an effort to minimize bureaucratic red tape and expedite crucial services needed by the people. As Councilman-at-Large, Payne has faithfully championed the issues of his constituency; he also sits on the Health, Education and Recreation Committees of the Newark Municipal Council.
Preserve Our Legacy, Inc. (P.O.L.)
In 2006, DKMS informed Greg Marius, EBC founder and former EBC publicist Shana Melius about then 2-year old Jaden Hilton needed to find a donor. Through various efforts they both tried to register donors. Because no one in his family was a match and due to the lack of minority donors, Jaden lost his battle to leukemia on January 29, 2007. On January 30, 2007, the birth of Preserve Our Legacy and “The Jaden Hilton Initiative”, which is to increase awareness about the lack of minorities in the National Registry and to create awareness about stem cells as well as treatment options provide via bone marrow, peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) and umbilical cord donation.
Be The Match Registry
We will be hosting the drive through Be The Match Registry. The National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) and our Be The Match Foundation are non-profit organizations dedicated to creating an opportunity for all patients to receive the bone marrow or umbilical cord blood transplant they need, when they need it.
Preserve Our Legacy, Inc. will continue to partner with various organizations to assist in creating awareness about the need of minority donors as well as assisting in finding a donor match for those in need. For more information, media or to request interviews contact us at 1.877.778.3623, Shana Melius, ext 702.
Newark Councilman Donald Payne, Jr.
Newark Municipal Councilman-at-Large Donald Payne Jr., a lifelong Newark resident, comes from a family of distinguished individuals dedicated to public service, including his father, the esteemed Congressman Donald Payne, Sr. Councilman Payne has been a South Ward district leader for 20 years. Also serving as Essex County Freeholder-at-large, Payne seeks to provide the people of Newark and Essex County with continuity between county and municipal governments in an effort to minimize bureaucratic red tape and expedite crucial services needed by the people. As Councilman-at-Large, Payne has faithfully championed the issues of his constituency; he also sits on the Health, Education and Recreation Committees of the Newark Municipal Council.
Preserve Our Legacy, Inc. (P.O.L.)
In 2006, DKMS informed Greg Marius, EBC founder and former EBC publicist Shana Melius about then 2-year old Jaden Hilton needed to find a donor. Through various efforts they both tried to register donors. Because no one in his family was a match and due to the lack of minority donors, Jaden lost his battle to leukemia on January 29, 2007. On January 30, 2007, the birth of Preserve Our Legacy and “The Jaden Hilton Initiative”, which is to increase awareness about the lack of minorities in the National Registry and to create awareness about stem cells as well as treatment options provide via bone marrow, peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) and umbilical cord donation.
Be The Match Registry
We will be hosting the drive through Be The Match Registry. The National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) and our Be The Match Foundation are non-profit organizations dedicated to creating an opportunity for all patients to receive the bone marrow or umbilical cord blood transplant they need, when they need it.
Preserve Our Legacy, Inc. will continue to partner with various organizations to assist in creating awareness about the need of minority donors as well as assisting in finding a donor match for those in need. For more information, media or to request interviews contact us at 1.877.778.3623, Shana Melius, ext 702.
Jasmina Amena
It has been a few days but our heart goes out to her family. This is why it is so important for everyone to notify someone about the TRAGIC CIRCUMSTANCE that minorities face due to the lack of donors. Jasmina, like Jaden, lost her battle because she could not find an unrelated match. Please be clear. This could have been prevented. That is why, until my dying day, I will educate as many people as I can about the need for minority donors. As well as informing them about stem cells and treatment options they provide via bone marrow, peripheral blood and umbilical cord blood donation.
RIP JASMINA
RIP JASMINA
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