Help Emru Townsend Find a Bone Marrow Donor

Montreal animation writer and blogger Emru Townsend has been diagnosed with leukemia and needs a bone marrow donor. Emru needs your help.

Finding out if you’re a match requires just a cheek swab or simple blood test, and you are not under any obligation to follow through later.

Emru’s chances of finding a suitable donor are complicated by a lack of registered donors from minority groups. While the chances are higher if the potential donor is of African or West Indian descent, Emru’s match can come from anyone, from any ethnic background, in any country. And if you’re not a match for Emru, you may end up helping somebody else.

You can read more at the Montreal Gazette or BoingBoing. Then head on over to healemru.com (version française ici) to find out how you can sign up with your country’s donor registry.