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A big "Thank You"
from CBE and the Cascio/Bresnick family to the more than 60
CBEers who participated in the bone marrow drive last week in support of
Michele Bresnick's search for a donor match. We are hoping that our joining
the donor registry will result in a match for Michele or for other leukemia
patients and will keep everyone posted.
It's not too late! If
you weren't able to get to the drive at South Lakes High, you can call the
National Marrow Donor Program's DC Office at (202) 638-0738 or Virginia
(Richmond) office at (800) 627-7697 to make arrangements to be screened in
the area.
Again, thanks to everyone for such a large
turnout for this important drive.
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Many of
you know Faye Cascio. For those who don't, Faye was the principal
of our religious school from 1986-2000 and blessed many of us and our
families with her unending love and support. Now Faye very much needs the
help and support of our CBE family. Her daughter, Michele Bresnick, was
recently diagnosed with a form of acute leukemia, and will soon need a bone
marrow transplant. No one in Michele's family is a match.
South Lakes High School in
Reston, where Faye taught for many years, and of which Michele is an
alumna, is going to host a bone marrow drive. Participants in the drive
will be screened to join the Bone Marrow Registry, and then will be called
only if a match is found to a patient needing a bone marrow transplant.
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What: |
Drive to screen and sign up new
members of the Bone Marrow Registry, to help find a match for
Michele and/or for other patients in need. |
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When: |
Friday, December 12 from 2:00-7:00 PM.
Shabbat candlelighting is at 4:30 PM, however the
Jewish precept of Pikuach Nefesh (saving a life) is considered
a valid reason to participate even after Shabbat begins.* |
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Where: |
South Lakes
High School cafeteria. |
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RSVP: |
Please
contact Paula Slavsky
at paula@bethemeth.org
or 703-860-4515 x115 -- arranging an appointment time in advance is
helpful but not mandatory. |
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Details: |
Please read
below. |
In order to join the Bone Marrow
Registry, you only need to go through a brief medical screening process and
then swab the inside of your cheek with 4 q-tips- THAT'S IT. No needles, no
blood. Most people who are unable to donate blood (for whatever reason) ARE able to get into this registry.
Please come by even if you've been deferred from giving blood. (You can also
check the
medical guidelines for the registry in advance.)
If you are unable to come to the
bone marrow drive for Michele on December 12, you can still support the
National Bone Marrow Program. The usual fee is $25, but NO ONE who comes to the
drive at South Lakes will be required to pay a fee. You may make a
donation to help cover the cost of those who go though the registry. Checks
can be made out to South Lakes High School. Then one check will be
written to the National Bone Marrow Program. Your check can be sent to
Lindsay Trout - South Lakes High School -11400 South Lakes Drive Reston, VA
20191.
If you have any questions
about bone marrow, please visit their site at
www.marrow.org. The contact person for
this drive is South Lakes faculty member Lindsay Trout. For further
information, you may contact her at
Ltroutblue@aol.com.
This event is under the auspices
of the CBE Caring Committee. The CBE contact person is Paula Slavsky, who
can be reached at paula@bethemeth.org
or 703-860-4515 x115
[NOTE: this extension is currently out of service; use x156, which does NOT
have voicemail]
* Source: Rabbi Steven Glazer
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