The post below is from Stumbleupon.com and was written by Katie, the social media manager as you can see. I would have just posted the link but I wanted to make sure AS MANY PEOPLE SEE EXACTLY WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. I know sometimes a post can catch your eye and then you lose interest and it's click click and your already reading the next sites headlines. I myself do it often, but this isn't the time to stop reading.
Although I don't personally "know" Amit, I know of his work and I know through dealing with losses in my life what news of a major disease can do to someone, their family, their friends. If there is a site to be tested near your, take the time if you can. It takes 10 minutes including filling out the paperwork and since the test is complete with only a swab of your cheek it's totally painless. AGAIN....THAT MEANS NO PAIN!!! Not a prick of the needle, not just one tube of blood, or a spinal tap for bone marrow....just a swab of your cheek. This is one of those times I talk about so much, let's show what kind of people we are, put out your hand to help if you can......
Help Save Amit’s Life
Thursday, November 10th, 2011
Meet Amit Gupta: founder of Photojojo and Jelly, organizer of entrepreneurial events like BarCamp, thought leader who contributed to a WSJ best-seller about remarkable businesses, and an all-around great guy. Unfortunately, the most recent descriptor he’s taken on is acute leukemia sufferer, and he has less than 20 days to find a bone marrow match. What’s making matters worse is that because Amit is of South Asian descent, he’s severely underrepresented in the donor pool. Most people have an 80% chance of finding a donor, but for South Asians, that number drops to 1 in 20,000.
Photojojo founder and entrepreneur Amit Gupta.
The tech world has already responded to Amit’s need and organized swab drives around the world to help Amit find his match. We’ll be hosting our own drive on Wednesday, November 16 from 2 to 6 pm PST at StumbleUpon headquarters in the SoMA neighborhood of San Francisco. More details can be found on our MeetUp page, or you can go ahead and sign up for a slot now (you may need to click on November 16 to locate the time options). The appointment takes only 10 minutes and involves filling out paperwork and using a cotton swab to collect a saliva sample. Totally painless. For more on what to expect from a swab drive, check out this FAQ.
Also, if you’re organizing a bone marrow swab drive of your own, email helpamit@stumbleupon.com with the URL you’ve set up for the cause and we’ll give you a code to redeem for $250 worth of Paid Discovery traffic. You’ll be able to reach Stumblers anywhere!
If you’re not in the San Francisco area, check out the drives happening around the country here: http://amitguptaneedsyou.tumblr.com/calendar.
There’s no better use for social media than to help people in need, so let’s tap the power of the crowd.
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