Saturday, January 28, 2012

Bone marrow needed

Last few days I came across heart-wrenching news about a girl named Janet Liang who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Lymphoblastic leukemia is a rare form of cancer that originates in the lymphocytes of the immune system. She is a student of UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) taking bachelor of degree as an International Development Studies major and Education minor.
From what I read from her website, I believe that she is a strong and positive-thinking girl that is brave enough to face this rare disease. She wrote about how her life has changed when she was diagnosed with the disease, how she undergoes those painful treatments, and how she manages to overcome all those fears. She is undergoing her treatment at UCLA Medical Center. Her disease is treatable and cure-able. She needs to find a bone marrow donor which is her match. It is upset to know that her younger brother and the only sibling is not her match of bone marrow. Here is a website about her and to encourage people to be as a donor and save lives.
I admire her for she managed to endure all the pains and fight with the disease courageously. Sincerely hope that she will be free from all these pains and suffers and become a healthy person like she used to be. =)

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