Save Jodie Gee

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Here's JODIE'S STORY...

In November of 2008, Jodie Gee went in for a routine physical and mentioned to her doctor that she noticed some bruises on her body over the weekend. A few days later, she was diagnosed with Severe Aplastic Anemia, a bone marrow disorder, which means that her marrow no longer produces any red and white cells or platelets necessary to fight infection, clot her blood, or carry oxygen through her body. This came as a complete surprise because she was in great physical health prior to that.

Jodie is a wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend She is caring, creative and has a giving spirit. Her family has touched the lives of so many, and we hope that that generosity will cause others to also want to be generous this season.

Jodie is now in urgent need of a life saving bone marrow transplant. She needs 2-3 blood or platelet transfusions per week in order to maintain an adequate level of health, but common viral infections are life threatening for her. To limit her exposure to germs, she now has to limit her contact with friends and can no longer care for her children as a normal mother would. Even holding or kissing her kids could be dangerous. The members of our family werent a match for her, so we are beginning a worldwide search for her donor match, particularly among Asians. There is a million to one chance of finding a match, so we are targeting to sign on 1,000,000 new donors. Time is of the essence.

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[bingyao1]

Wanted to give an update that is long overdue. On February of this year, Jodi received word that a match had been found. In April, the donor consented to the donation and on April 22, she received the transplant. She was able to return home in August. She continues to do well in her recovery and we thank God for all that has happened. This is truly a miracle. We pray for all of you who continue to wait for a match and encourage everyone to be tested as donors. God Bless!

[Trancedent30]

i have very severe aplastic anemia

i'm better now have stem cell transplant from my sister. If she now donor?

[armaniusmaximus]

Keep the faith Jodie! We are praying for you and your family. Love y'all.