My name is Laura Cisneros-Rayman.

I am 27 years old. I am a mother to a wonderful 2 year old son and have been a wife for 2 ½ years.

I am an NMSU graduate and an Alpha Xi Delta.

I was diagnosed with leukemia in 2007, and am desperately searching for a bone marrow donor.

PLEASE BE SURE to read the requirements for donation and verify that you are ready to be a donor and save a life. Once you have, just

1. email your name and address to boydg@cc.nih.gov & use "Laura Cisneros-Rayman" in the subject of the message.
2. Receive a registration packet and consent form in the mail.
3. Complete and return the consent form.
4. Use the provided cheek swab kit (you administer yourself)
5. Send the kit back in. It's that easy!

If you're a match*, you'll be contacted.

During this promotion period, there is NO CHARGE for the kit and evaluation which identifies if you are a match for Laura or any of the too many others waiting for life-saving bone marrow.

*Note: you may be a match for someone besides Laura who also needs your help.

For the most detailed and complete information, please visit www.marrow.org.

If you would like to donate to help cover the many costs associated with bone marrow transplant, please visit the National Marrow Donor Program.

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Fact: Each year, more than 35,000 people need a marrow transplant for diseases like sickle cell anemia and cancer.

Fact: A marrow transplant can cure up to 70 blood diseases including sickle cell anemia, leukemia, certain cancers, etc.

Fact: The bottom line is that many minorities are dying unnecessarily because people just do not know of the need!

Fact: You can help by registering to become a marrow donor if you are ages 18 to 60.

Fact: Some folks who can't give blood through the Red Cross, may be eligible to register for the National Marrow Donor Program.

Fact: If you match a searching patient, you can frequently donate your marrow right from your bloodstream!

Fact: The National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) maintains the largest, diverse donor Registry in the world. 4 million Americans are on the Registry and out of that number 3.5 million are Caucasian.

Fact: A transplant requires matching tissue types between patient and donor. Because tissue type is inherited, the best chance of matching is with a brother or sister.

Fact: The next best chance for a marrow match is with your ethnicity.

Fact: 75 percent of patients do not have a donor in their family.