Show Jane Ann Lee k Donors give the living gift of life Nicki Boodrookas Staff Writer ARK Austin coordinator M MARK for the Intermountain Marrow Donor Program kicked kicked kicked kick kick- ed off activities planned to help Jane Ann Lee leukemia victim The lecture informed students about giving bone marrow Austin brought a video entitled entitled entitled en en- titled The liThe Living Gift of Life explaining the need for donors and the process by which they will be tested and matched The video explained that only 3 1 of the people who have this leukemia will have a related related related re re- re- re match that is someone in the family with tissues that match the patients Consequently a stranger is needed to donate the marrow and the odds of a match are reduced from 1 in to 1 in According to Austin the Intermountain Donor Program Program Program Pro Pro- gram in Salt Lake City a member member member mem mem- ber of the National Marrow Donor Program has one person person person per per- son currently going through I additional typing to become a donor He explained that when potential donors are tested they are arc put on the National Registry to be accessed accessed accessed ac ac- ac- ac by authorized transplant centers across the country The process of being tested is similar to donating blood They ask about previous health history and take two tablespoons and one unit of blood The lne donor must be 18 to 55 years of age only 20 above her ideal weight and the tissue type must match the thc patients patient's exactly Austin added that the donating of blood is paid for by the Intermountain Donor Program and the actual actual actual ac ac- ac- ac donating procedure is paid by the patient ie i.e. Jane JaneAnn JaneAnn JaneAnn Ann as part of her The actual operation involves involves involves in in- general anesthesia with bone marrow being drawn from the hip A Austin stin stated that the only risk to the donor donoris is with the anesthesia The actual actual actual ac ac- ac- ac procedure is relatively risk free He also explained that the donor need not be in the same state as the patient the marrow can be flown by courier within 16 hours of removal Austin encouraged those interested in becoming potential donors to contact him at the Intermountain Donor Program located at hospital or Ellen Fisher at atARU ARUP ARU located at the thc ity Medical Center Both agencies work together to get the information on the National National National Na Na- Registry s T i y v. Planned events for Jane Ann p i broadcast Y Ar Marrow r onor nd i U Medical Center 4 for s those Y interested y 1 ww NI helicopter twit Jari Lee pm Coke to Y S W d nc an th do J |