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The good news is that was found after several typing actions in recent weeks for the two-leukaemic Benny from Berlin a tissue identical donor is probably the best Christmas present for Benny’s family. Benny’s parents, the Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service and the 1st East FC Union Berlin to ask anyway on Sunday, the 20.12.2009 to the already longer planned typing action at the 1 FC Union Berlin.
Kerstin Schweiger, spokeswoman at the DRK Blood Donation Service East: “Thank you very much for the great response to the actions already undertaken in the context of patient-typing donor search for Benny am 4.12 .. Benny now requires all your energy for impending transplant. He and the family we wish you good luck for it. Nevertheless, we hope for a good participation of our long-planned typing on Sunday at the 1st FC Union. For every Typed increases the likelihood of another world suffering from leukemia patients, a “genetic twin”, ie a donor whose tissue characteristics of their maximum possible match found. ”
Two weeks ago, nearly 400 days could be typed in Berlin and Brandenburg to the Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service East on three parallel events in Müggelheim and in Frankfurt (Oder) as a potential stem cell donor. Many of you also donated blood for critically ill patients in the region.
The 1 FC Union Berlin also supported the action, many fans left before the game against Cottbus at 4.12. Typing in the ball games room of the stadium as a potential stem cell donor.
In Germany alone, fell ill on average every 45 minutes a man with leukemia, in the year there are several thousand. Until a few years ago there was no cure. Today is the transplantation of healthy bone marrow or blood stem cells for many patients, treatment with the hope of healing and life. The transfer of stem cells is only possible if a suitable donor was found compatible. Here is the Knochenmarkspenderdatei the Red Cross blood donation service in the East with 43,000 registrants potential donors part of a global network of files that are included in the present stage, all over the world about 13 million donors. Freephone: 0800 1004066 www.stammzellspenderdatei.de
The typing action takes place on Sunday, 20.12.2009, 10:30 clock to 16:00 clock instead of the ball arcade Hämmerling road.
Anyone can participate, and that between 18 and 55 years old and healthy (who all participated in the past when we have a typing, do not even participate!) The subjects will be taken off a small tube of blood, they should not use alcohol as possible before drink.
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