Can You Help?

This post is important -- but a bit off-topic.

All of us in the EMC community are rebroadcasting this request for help.  Please take a moment to consider if you or someone you know would consider helping saving a life.

Thanks!

From an internal EMC communication:

    One of our fellow EMC family members is in dire need of your help.  Nick Glasgow, of our Renewals team in Pleasanton, needs a bone marrow transplant.  Nick was a healthy 27 year old when he came down with what was at first believed to be strep throat about  nine to ten  weeks ago.  Eight weeks ago, he was informed that he has Leukemia and was admitted to the hospital immediately for chemotherapy.  Nick has endured two rounds of chemotherapy, and received blood, platelet, saline, and antibiotic infusions.  These have all failed to put Nick into remission.  Nick's white cell blood count is too low for another round of chemo, and has been sent home as antibiotics have been stopped and his immune system is compromised.

    Nick's mom, Carole Wiegand (another dear EMC employee), has informed us that what is needed to save Nick's life is a bone marrow donor who is a match.  The doctors have advised that they think it is highly unlikely that they can find a match for Nick as a match would need to be 3/4 Caucasian and 1/4 Asian.  The  doctor indicated that there was probably a 0% chance of finding a donor from the donor list , although they are still currently  looking for a match for Nick  and this is due to the fact that there are not enough 3/4 Caucasian and 1/4 Asians registered to choose from. Time is of the essence in finding a donor for Nick.  Right now his white blood cell count is up to 1,500 (3,500 is low normal) of which the cancerous portion is  climbing and has doubled in just a few days.  Nick needs a donor match NOW.

    What I am asking of you is this, if you fit the criteria of 3/4 Caucasian, 1/4 Asian, please go to http://www.marrow.org/ and start the process in being tested to see if you are a match for Nick.  Testing involves a simple blood test.  If you know someone who fits the criteria, please urge them to be tested.  Nick's life is dependant on finding a match today.  Please, please, please take the short amount of time to see if you are the one who can be a miracle to this family. If you do fit the criteria and will be testing immediately, please let Carole Wiegand know...she is keeping a list in case it will be possible to have Stanford look at those potential people first.

Thanks for considering this request ...

Comments

[Ken Ching]

Chuck -

I am 50/50 however I would like to help here if I am a match. I do not want to join the national registry however if Carol would like to have me tested privately please feel free to forward her my contact information. Thanks for posting this.

Ken (Columbia, MD)

[Calvin Zito]

Hey Chuck,
There's probably not much we've agreed on over the last sevearl months but this is common ground!

I saw this from Storagezilla late Friday and immediately posted about it on my hp.com blog (http://tinyurl.com/p7zls5). I've also sent it out to a PDL of Christians at HP and there are many people praying for Nick.

[shiningarts]

Chuck, as we all are absorbed in the world of technology, we tend to forget we are just human and we need to connect on a very human level. When I was working for EMC a couple of years ago, I had the opportunity to meet Carol in Pleasanton, CA. After traveling the whole week for work, I would submit my expenses to her, inevitably with all sorts of mistakes. However, she would correct them patiently and without complaint. She is one of the sweetest people I have met. Today during our church small group meeting, I asked the group to pray for Nick and Lord’s grace over him. I believe in the power of prayer and ask that God will fill him with healing grace and peace. We will continue to pray for Nick and Carol for his recovery.

[Calvin Zito]

Hey Chuck,

My blog site was migrated this week and as bad luck would have it, the original post I wrote in support of Nick was lost. I've re-written a post and have included the banner that someone at EMC created. The URL is http://tinyurl.com/okvrqo.

God bless Nick and his family,
Calvin Zito
HP StorageWorks

[Claude Wilson]

Chuck:

I'm 1/2 Causcasian and 1/2 Japanese. My son (age 20) is 3/4 Caucasian and 1/4 Japanese. We live near EMC in San Ramon, CA (I work in Pleasanton). I just sent our names in to www.aadp.org; but if there is a faster way to get tested, we can see if there is a match.