Team Krissy

Help Us Find Krissy A Match!

Krissy Kobata was like any other fun-loving, 28 year old, up until 2008 when she was diagnosed with a blood disorder called Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS). Typically MDS is diagnosed in people who are typically 65+, Krissy is a vibrant 28 year old woman! The only cure is a bone marrow transplant. Ethnicity is a key factor in finding a bone marrow "match" and Krissy's family is of mixed heritage - Japanese and Caucasian - also known as Hapa, has made it more difficult for her to find a donor match. More diverse donors are needed! Especially Hapa donors! As of yet, none of Krissy's family members have been a match and so we are asking for the help and generosity of others to save our Krissy's life!

PLEASE, if you haven't registered as a bone marrow donor, do so as soon as possible. Her life and many, many others depend on people like you who are willing to help a stranger.

Together we can make it "hapa'n"!!!

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Here is a link to help you register to be a marrow donor! http://www.marrow.org/JOIN/Join_Now/join_now.html Click on the link and use the code:"swabforkrissy". or use the link: join.bethematch.org/swabforkrissy. The promocode is good through July. It's open to minorities and multiracial donors, but everyone is encouraged to make a contribution towards the tissue typing costs. If you are a Caucasian donor, please register without the promo code and use this link instead. http://www.marrow.org/JOIN/Join_Now_Sponsored/join_now_sponsored.html

THANK YOU so much for registering and SEND the link to everyone you know and have them register too!

News and Updates

5/25/10: Now Check for updates on the Team Krissy Blog: It's Faster and easier for me (Lindsey) to update on.. I've also added some cool new tabs that will direct you to some upcoming events, Team Krissy News, and other featured sites that belong to friends and supporters.Once again here's the link to where you can find recent website updates:http://www.teamkrissy.com/blog/

1/5/10: Please check out Zyreal's website: Krissy brought this to my attention and I'm posting this in hopes that we can find a match for this 7 year old with sickle cell disease too. The link will also be added to our link page. http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/zyreal

11/25/09: Happy Holidays! Help us save lives while you shop online!: GoodSearch.com is a new Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. Use it just as you would any search engine, get quality search results from Yahoo, and watch the donations add up! GoodShop.com is a new online shopping mall which donates up to 30 percent of each purchase to your favorite cause! Hundreds of great stores including Amazon, Target, Gap, Best Buy, ebay, Macy's and Barnes & Noble have teamed up with GoodShop and every time you place an order, you'll be supporting your favorite cause.
And if you download the GoodSearch – A3M toolbar, our cause will earn money every time you shop and search online - even if you forget to go to GoodShop or GoodSearch first! Click on the link to add the A3M toolbar. Just type in A3m where it asks for the cause. Get the toolbar at http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar/mode/

11/20/09: Check out this site:http://kevinwalshtv.com/?p=491 Special thanks to Kevin Walsh, author of The Marrow in Me, for writing a blog about Krissy and mentioning Krissy in an interview with NECN.com. He has been another HUGE helper in our quest to find Krissy a match! Many of you received Krissy's Aunt's e-mail and have encouraged others to send it to everyone they know as well! We are so grateful and have already been seeing the effects of your kindness through the connections that it has led us to. So please read this article and check out the interview that I have placed in our videos section AND continue to spread the word! Thanks!

9/3/09: Check out the Join the registry link! I've uploaded the registration forms in English and Spanish so that you can now download, print, and fill out before heading out to a drive. That way you are one step closer to being a registered bone marrow donor. All you would need is to be swabbed at a drive location or at A3M.

10/12 Check out Krissy's interview on ABC 7 news

Krissy's Interview with Denise Dador

8/24 Check out this ABC 7 News story on the need for more minority bone marrow donors

Help save the life of Krissy and others like her by registering to be a marrow donor!

It's easy to register:
* Be between the ages of 18 and 60
* Be willing to donate to any patient
* Meet the health guidelines
* Fill out a form & give a cheek swab

Want to learn more about the process? Click Here

Interested in registering? Click here to find out where to go to get registered!

Be the Match Presents: Be the One Run in Long Beach's Shoreline Village at Rainbow Harbor

Saturday, November 6, 2010

7 a.m. registration opens

8 a.m. 5K/1K starts

9:15 a.m. Tot Trot starts

Includes a 5K, a 1K Fun Run, and a Tot Trot

$30 Early Registration by OCT. 1

$35 OCT. 2 to Race Day

$10 Tot Trot

For More Information go to:

BeTheOneRun.org

To donate money or join Team Krissy in the run, visit the link below and click on "Join Team" in the box where it lists all of the team members names: http://www.bethematchfoundation.org/goto/teamkrissy

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