I was really moved by this article I saw about African America journalist Kevin Weston's fight for his life. A new father who works for New America Media in Oakland, Mr. Weston was diagnosed with a rare blood cancer, and requires a bone marrow transplant. His time is very limited (doctors originally gave him 2 weeks to live) and his only chance is to find a matching donor.
The article says "Marrow matches are ethnically based and depend on one’s genetic makeup. Weston is African…
ContinueAdded by Shelley Wenk on January 24, 2013 at 4:11pm — 2 Comments
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