Dear fellow Hanoverians:
So many of you have had the good fortune of being a patient of my
friend Dr. Amanda Metzger at South Shore Medical Center or Crown ObGyn
that I could not resist sending this information out. I love going to
soccer or basketball games when Hanover plays Norwell and seeing the
cross-town rivalry dissolve when sitting with Amanda. She and her
husband Jon have been there for all of us; now we need to be there for
them. Please join me in coming to their son Nick’s assistance by
registering to be a part of the National Marrow Donor Program. Read
on!
Nick Metzger, friend of my son Dan, awesome 15 year old kid and son of
Drs. Jon and Amanda Metzger, needs a bone marrow transplant, but he
must find a matching donor. He is one of the thousands of patients
that search for a matching donor every day. The National Marrow Donor
Program is dedicated to creating an opportunity for all patients to
receive the marrow transplant they need. Could you be the one? By
joining the Registry at one of the donor drives, you just might “Be
The Match” that can save a patient’s or even Nick’s life. All it
takes is some cotton swabs to the inside of your cheek!
*Join us at a Bone Marrow Registry Drive*
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*/We have two opportunities to register:/*
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· *Friday July 22nd from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at South Shore
Hospital, 55 Fogg Rd Weymouth /or/*
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· *Sunday August 7th from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the South Shore
Medical Center’s Norwell office, 75 Washington Street, Norwell. *
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*/It only takes a moment of your time. A representative from Dana
Farber will be present/** /to answer questions and sign up all
eligible people interested in joining the Registry./*
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Joining is easy! Here’s all you need to do:
1. Be between the ages of 18 and 61, meet the health and weight
requirements and be willing to help Nick or any patient in need.
2. Complete a registration/consent form with contact information and
brief medical history.
3. Give a swab of your cheek cells so your tissue type can be added to
the Registry.
Please feel free to contact Dana Farber at 866-875-3324 or
nmdpdonor@dfci.harvard.edu
. You can also learn more about joining the registry at
http://www.dfci.org/nmdp
.
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*Spread the word*:
Forward this information to your family and friends. Tell those you
know about the “Be The
Match” Registry and bring them to a Bone Marrow Donor registry
drive. They just might “Be The Match”!
Thank you!!
Brigid McCue, Ingrid Kotch, Cathy Harder-Bernier and the Metzger
Family
For “Around Town on the Web”,
Cathy H-B
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