New York Knick Player Chris Wilcox Fights for Jasmina

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Sáb Mar 7, 2009

- New York, NY

Jasmina was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of leukemia on January 20th, 2009. Her doctors immediately determined her only chance for survival is a bone marrow transplant. Isabelle, Jasmina’s best friend, asks everyone in a heartbreaking video to help find the "ONE for Jasmina" – the perfect donor match.

Jasmina and Isabelle recently caught the attention of pop sensation Rihanna. Now other celebrities are following Rihanna in support of DKMS. Chris Wilcox of the NY Knicks recently visited Jasmina in her room at NYU Medical Center.

Bringing Jasmina a build a bear, Wilcox spent the afternoon at her bed side, talking to and helping the smart and funny five-year-old make her bear. Before leaving the hospital, Wilcox said to Jasmina, “I’ll be back to check on you.”

Dr. William L. Carroll, M.D., Jasmina’s doctor at NYU Medical Center, explained that “the problem is that finding a perfect bone marrow donor is difficult because Jasmina has no full siblings. To make matters worse,“ says Dr. Carroll, “African-Americans are under-represented in the donor base thus finding the perfect match is even harder.”

ATTEND THE BONE MARROW DONOR DRIVE IN JASMINA'S HONOR TO HELP SAVE HER AND THOUSANDS LIKE HER

Read about Chris' visit

Saturday, March 7th
10am-2:00pm

PS 41 located at 116 W 11th Street

Michele Poliskin
212.209.6718
michele@dkmsamericas.org