When I talk to people about marrow registration or Project Michelle, I’m quick to write or talk about how thousands of patients are looking for matches every day, but it’s still difficult for me when I actually learn about a specific patient’s story. Today was one of those days. My heart sank when I read [...]

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Not much new on the Seattle front. Surprisingly, I didn’t get my usual spinal tap headache from my first dose of Methotrexate chemo on Friday. I guess this caffeine stuff really works except I can’t fall asleep until like 2 in the morning. I would trade headaches for being wired off Mountain Dew any day [...]

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Congrats Project Michelle!! We just got a letter from NMDP that said we won the Excellence in New Media Award. “This award is presented to a journalist, individual or group that has raised significant awareness and engaged the public in the NMDP mission through the use of online media such as Web sites, blogs or [...]

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Quinn Bui, the owner of Thirteen Minutes magazine (a bicultural Asian American fashion magazine), is hosting a fashion show to benefit A3M. With a special performance from Kaba Modern! Woo Hoo! Additionally, there will be a registration drive at the event in my honor and other leukemia patients on October 17, 2008 at 9 pm. [...]

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Every year Hyphen magazine hosts Mr. Hyphen, a male pageant to celebrate the men of the Asian American community. Contestants come from various non-profit organization and have devoted themselves to worthy community causes. AADP asked my dear buddy Eric Tam to represent them as well as Project Michelle in the competition. Eric eagerly signed up [...]

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