BOMBTWINZ [BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT] RIP KHANH AND MICHELLE

RIP KHANH VO 09/22/08
RIP MICHELLE MAYKIN 07/25/09

http://www.aadp.org/
http://marrow.org/
http://www.projectkhanh.com/
http://bombtwinz.com
http://www.projectmichelle.com/
http://www.myspace.com/khanhvo85

BOMBTWINZ has teamed up with Project Khanh, Project Michelle, and AADP.ORG to better inform people about bone marrow transplants.

Having same ethnic background donors will better their chances of finding a match. Khanh is full Vietnamese and Michelle is Vietnamese, Chinese, and Thai.

"Why do you have to be an ethnic minority [in this situation]? Human Leukocyte Antigens (HLA) are 'markers' on the white blood cells. These antigens are inherited characteristics, just as is the color of one's eyes and hair or skin. In a tissue transplant, the closer the match in HLA type between the donor and the recipient, the greater the chance that the transplant will be successful. Due to these genetic factors, patients have the best chance of finding a donor who is the same racial background."

Please spread the word by reposting this video. Your help is greatly needed as well as appreciated.

Register as a potential donor today at marrow.org or check out the drives in your city.




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[L0VESC]

I am def. looking into this. I am deathly afraid of hospitals but this video just made me think of all my loved ones so thank you for opening up my eyes to see that i could possibly save a life in the future. Thank you !

[BOMBTWINZ]

You can just register and decide whether or not you want to save someone's life IF you get a call. Registering is easy. All you need to do is swab your cheek with a cotton swab. Register. It'll be worth it.

[telix5000]

i recently registered to donate bone marrow, found your channel through looking at other people who needed bone marrow. good stuff.

[BOMBTWINZ]

Yay for registering. We just had another bone marrow drive. Hopefully more people are matches.

[jacktheripped]

...begging for attention? I beg to differ.

What I saw was people begging for their lives and the lives of others.

Pull your head out of your ass and have a little compassion.

[Britty5096]

i almost cried. i sincerely hope they get the transplants. i'm caucasian... so i'm helpless.

[gadionson1]

Get well soon.

[jncohippie]

God bless.

My wife is recovering from her chemo two weeks ago, and her transplant that following monday. she's about three weeks into the whole process and it's rough & scary.

Her sister was her donor.

to see her & our family in action visit our channel. Comments, ratings and subscriptions are greatly appreciated!

[BOMBTWINZ]

@simz2807 How was your transplant? Please follow up with us and let us know. We hope the healing process is fast and easy for you xoxo

[simz2807]

@rlga5 its 1:100 000 of finding an unrelated match. I just found my match, a 25 year old. My transplant is 1 dec. U are doing an amazing thing. U never know when u will get that call...

[rlga5]

I've been registered for 5 years now, but I've never been contacted. Looks like matches are often rare to come by.

[ZecaBaby]

Khanh is amazing, and very lucky to have friends like you!

it is beautiful that you made this serious message, cause I love your slap stick comedy too!

[sunnyozz]

did they survive or are they gone?!

[butterflyxlife]

There are other methods also. What are called Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplants. They take the stem cells out of your blood, which isn't painful (I am told). That is how my donor donated~

[butterflyxlife]

I was lucky. I am 25 years old. I am 15 months post bone marrow transplant. Even though I am struggling with graft versus host disease as a result of my transplant, I am thankful to be alive and have the opportunity to spend each day with the people I love. God bless and RIP

[adolescentx14]

Sad to hear people so young die.