AADP

Patient and Family e-Newsletter

July 1-19, 2010

MOTHER WILL NOT GIVE UP Upcoming Drives and

Sherrie Cramer Travels to China to Find a Matching/Stem Cell Donor for her Adopted Volunteer Opportunities:
Daughter Please visit www.aadp.org
July 2010 for more drive listings

Sherrie Cramer won’t take “no” for an answer. Her 16-year-old adopted daughter Katie Cramer
EAST BAY AREA
July 25 2010 (Sun):
is diagnosed with leukemia and needs a matching marrow/stem cell donor to prolong and  St. Jarlath Parish
hopefully save her life. Katie is Chinese and is of Zhuang ancestry. The Zhuang are the largest 2620 Pleasant St.,
Oakland, CA 94602
minority group in China and most of them live
10:30am— 1:20pm
in the central and western part of Guangxi
region in Southern China. WEST BAY AREA
So far, even after searching all registries
NORTH BAY AREA
throughout the world, a perfect match for Katie July 20, 2010 (Tues):
has not been found. The Asian American Donor  SF Courthouse
400 McAllister Street,
Program continues to host drives that attract
San Francisco CA 94102
Chinese Americans, here in the Bay Area and 10am- 4pm
beyond.
July 31, 2010 (Sat)
To this end, Sherrie Cramer, who lives in  SF Main Library, SF
100 Larkin St, SF CA 94102
Sacramento, is travelling to China to conduct
11am – 2pm
marrow/stem cell drives to increase the number
of Chinese available as potential donors. Cramer
SOUTH BAY AREA
will spend two weeks in China and will try to Family and friends of Sherrie Cramer at SFO July 24, 2010 (Sat):
conduct marrow/stem cell drives in Liuzhou and International  St.
John Baptist Church,
Milpitas
Nanning. 279 South Main Street,
Milpitas, CA 95035
5pm—8:30pm
July 15, 2010
 St.
Francis of Assisi, (two
Since her return from China, Katie’s mom has been making headlines and spreading day drive)
 5111 San Felipe Rd.,
the news about her daughter’s search for a marrow donor. Gillian Wong’s story
San Jose, CA 95135
about Sherrie Cramer’s trip to has reached media outlets nation and world wide,
AMAZING! Here is a list, but there is several more:
WBBM radio--an all news radio station in
Chicago The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

This is a TV station in Columbia, South TV station in Portland, OR

Carolina
Yahoo News: Philippines
This is a newspaper in Vancouver, British
Columbia Newspaper in Old Greenwich, CT

Television station in Dallas/Fort Worth LA Times

Are you interested in
R&D Magazine
volunteering at drives or in
our office? Visit
www.aadp.org or email:
For more on Katie and Sherrie's story, please visit: info@aadp.org
Katie Cramer: http://katiecramer.org
Adoption Talk Blog: China Adoptee Needs Bone Marrow Transplant
PATIENT SPOTLIGHT
Katie Supporters on Facebook

Josiah is 6
PROJECT MICHELLE years old.
He was
SB1304: The Michelle Maykin Memorial Donation Protection Act
as of July 2010 diagnosed
with Wiskott-
Project Michelle was started by Michelle Maykin who was Aldrich
diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia when she was Syndrome at
only 25 years old. Michelle fought to protect those who 3 months of age and had a
wished to donate life-saving bone marrow and organs. stem cell transplant at 18
months. He is doing
Unfortunately, Michelle passed away last year, 2 years
fantastically, with his new
after she was diagnosed, after struggling unsuccessfully great-working immune
Michelle Maykin passed away in
to find a bone marrow match. Now her mother, Megan system and goes for check-
July 2009. Her legacy continues to Williams is continuing this cause for her. Right now, with ups once a year. His
help make a difference in another
person’s life. the lack of protection, people who donate bone marrow teachers always report that
he is a very thoughtful and
and organs DO NOT receive paid leave from work, and
helpful person to other kids
this life-saving action can ultimately lead to termination in his class and has a great
of employment. If SB1304 passes, people who donate heart.
bone marrow will receive 5 days paid leave, and those
who donate an organ will receive 30 days paid leave
from work. Petition for SB1304. Barry Foon 4th
Annual
Celebrity Golf
Tournament
will take place on
Monday, September
AADP in Action: Past weekend marrow registration drives! 20, 2010. This year’s
tournament will take
place at Ruby Hill Golf course in
Pleasanton. Visit www.aadp.org for
Newly registered potential more info.
donors show off their AADP
tattoos at Obon Festival,
Mt. View 07/17/10.
Join us for the 2010
Light The Night
Walk and help find a
cure for blood
cancers. AADP invites
you to join staff, family,
and friends to participate
in Light the Night in San
Francisco, Thursday, October 21st .
If you are interested in joining or
sponsoring AADP’s team please email
Summer intern, Don
us at: info@aadp.org
Nguyen working hard to
recruit new donors at
Adobo Festival, Union
City. 07/17/10
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designed to increase
awareness about the
importance of emotional
health and wellness in the
South Asian community.

Searching Patients:
WAITING ROOM
A community for those
affected by blood
disease.

Amanda (32), Katie (16), Jamison (2), Amy (2), Teri (60), Akshay (21),
Filipina/ Chinese. Filipino. Chinese. Chinese. South Asian.
Caucasian. ALL Aplastic Anemia Fanconi Anemia ALL Leukemia, MDS
ALL

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