[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11238]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          BONE MARROW DONATION

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to encourage 
participation in the National Marrow Donor Program. There are many 
terrible diseases, as we know, especially leukemia, where patients may 
very well require a bone marrow transplant, yet nearly 70 percent of 
patients don't match with a family member for a transplant. That's why 
the National Marrow Donor Program is so vital.
  These patients need you. They depend on the selfless people in our 
community that are registered with the National Marrow Donor Program. 
Every name that is added greatly increases the likelihood that a 
patient will find the match that that person needs. And joining the 
registry is simple. All that is needed is a swab of the cheek, and your 
name will be entered. You can also order an at-home registration kit at 
marrow.org or sign up in person at one of the many Be the Match 
Registry drives throughout the country. Help save a life. Join the 
National Marrow Donor Program today.

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