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Join the Bone Marrow Hunt To Save Jonathan's Life

Recently, Jonathan Grossman, owner and founder of TheOffice.com was diagnosed with a very rare bone marrow disorder called "Myelofibrosis" that destroys the body's ability to produce blood. This disease affects only 2 people in a million, and if left untreated will rapidly mature into an incurable and deadly form of leukemia. Jonathan's only hope for survival is a bone marrow transplant.

Over the past several months, Jonathan's health has continued to deteriorate, requiring him to undergo weekly hospital visits to receive replacement blood transfusions. These transfusions are his only means of survival until a bone marrow transplant can be effected.

To date, a suitable bone marrow donor has not been found. In an effort to find matching donors not only for Jonathan but for the thousands of others who are also desperately seeking a viable matching bone marrow donor, we are encouraging everyone to get tested as soon as possible.

Donating bone marrow and/or stem cells poses little risk to the donor as your body will regenerate the missing cells quite quickly. But it could save someone's life.

First stage testing is a simple cheek swab that gets sent to a lab for analysis. If this test shows you to be a likely compatible donor, you will be contacted and asked to undergo a blood test and health assessment to confirm your ability to be a donor. Successful donors will have their expenses covered.

CANADIAN DONORS can get a FREE cheek swab test kit sent to them by mail by filing out the online form at www.onematch.ca

USA DONORS can get a cheek swab kit sent to them by mail for a $54 tax-deductible contribution to cover laboratory testing costs. Use the online form located at www.giftoflife.com

We urge you to, please, take the time to fill out the information, test yourself, and mail it back.

It will take a small bit of time out of your day, but it could add many more years to Jonathan's life, or one of the many others in desperate need of a donor.

With heartfelt thanks,

Friends, Family and Employees of TheOffice.com

 Jessica and Jason Grossman started a Facebook public group to help their father. Please join and spread the word:
Join The Bone Marrow Hunt To Save Our Father's Life

Did you know?

If you couldn't attend the April 26th Bone Marrow Drive, you can still be tested!

If were are unable to attend the drive, but would be interested in registering to be on the donor list, you can still be tested:

• CANADIAN DONORS can get a FREE cheek swab test kit sent to them by mail by filing out the online form at www.onematch.ca
• USA DONORS can get a cheek swab kit sent to them by mail for a $54 tax-deductible contribution to cover laboratory testing costs. Use the online form located at www.giftoflife.com
• INTERNATIONAL DONORS: In any country you can go to your local registry and your information will be made available in the international database. All the donor databases are linked, and whether you live in Australia or right here in Toronto, if you are a match for Jonathan, you could be his donor.

Even if you don't live in Canada you can still be tested!

In any country you can go to your local registry and your information will be made available in the international database. All the donor databases are linked, and whether you live in Australia or right here in Toronto, if you are a match for Jonathan, you could be his donor.

If you already registered for a bone marrow test, you don't have to register again.

If you were tested at a drive sponsored by the Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation, (formerly the Friends of Jay Feinberg), you can check if you are in the registry by calling Toll Free: +1-800-9MARROW.

People with any ethnic background can donate bone marrow

Anyone can donate if they are in good health.

Almost anyone can be tested as a potential donor!

Any man or woman in good health and between the ages of 18 and 60, can become a donor.

The registration process is fast and easy - and involves no blood!

We only require four swabs from inside your cheeks (no blood will be drawn at this time). The donor is then entered into the registry.

Getting tested is free!

If you are tested at our Bone Marrow Drive or via OneMatch.ca, it is free and you won't be charged for any part of the testing or donation process.

You can now donate some money to offset some of the Grossman's costs for testing

While the test and procedure is free to potential donors, the cost of the Gift of Life testing kits is in the tens of thousands of dollars (US$54 per kit or CDN$67) and the Grossman family are gratefully accepting donations to offset some of their costs for these kits and cash/cheque donations on the day of the drive. Please see the donate page for more information.

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Last updated: June 15, 2009.