Chad was diagnosed back in June with a condition
called Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS). In a nut shell, his Bone Marrow cannot
produce blood cells that help to fight infection and disease. In the words of
the doctor from Stanford, the Mother Cells are producing unproductive teenagers
who only want to stay home and party instead of becoming productive members of
society. The only cure for this disease is a Bone Marrow Transplant. Usually
Siblings are a 25% possibility for a match, but we were not so lucky in that
department. Fortunately, thanks to the 30 million donors on BeTheMatch.org (
http://bethematch.org/),
there have been several perfect matches for Chad and he can now have the
treatment to make him healthy once again. I am writing this because I know a
lot of you care deeply for Chad and would want to follow his progress.
