Bone marrow registry drive April 25

Jamestown (CSi) A bone marrow donor registry drive is set for Jamestown on Monday April 25

The drive will be from 7:30-a.m., to 1-p.m., at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Jamestown.

On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, spokesperson Doreen Brophy said, the effort is part of the National Marrow Donor Program, aiming to deliver cures to individuals diagnosed with life-threatening blood cancers through marrow transplants.

The process on Monday, is a cheek swab which adds the persons tissue type to the for possible inclusion to the registry. It is NOT a marrow donation at that time.

A health questionaire will also be filled out.

If the individual is deemed eligible they will be contacted with further information.

Every four minutes someone is diagnosed with leukemia or other blood diseases like sickle cell anemia, and a marrow transplant is their only hope.

The age group targeted to be a donor and a potential match, is 18-44 years old.

The donor must meet certain health criteria to become a donor.