| HELP SAVE A LIFE! |
[Oct. 19th, 2008|01:24 am] |
Donating your bone marrow can save a life. It is a quick, easy procedure that will leave you with a slight backache and possibly a headache for a day or two. And in return you get the satisfaction of knowing that you gave someone another chance at life. There is a donor drive tomorrow at XLD St Benedict Joseph in Richmond Hill. The address is 94-40 118Th St and it is from 8:30 - 3. If you can't make it tomorrow, there will be two next weekend, one in East Elmhurst as well as one in Queens Village. All you have to do is come down, fill out a quick medical history form, and the volunteers will take a cotton swab and swab the inside of your cheek. It doesn't take much time and you could possibly save a life if you are found to be a match. For more imformation check out: http://www.marrow.org/index.html
And here is an article that you should read: http://mobile.newsday.com/news.jsp?key=195923&rc=lo
Cesar Jimenez, 32, with his mom Celeste to his left, is in need of a bone marrow transplant.
Speaking through his hospital mask, Cesar Jimenez made a plea for his life Friday.
The Brooklyn resident, 32, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia two years ago. He went into remission after chemotherapy but relapsed in July and now is confined to a hospital room at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park.
His best shot at returning to a normal life is a bone marrow transplant. He must have a donor who is a match, and that donor must be Latino.
Surrounded by his family at Schneider Children's Hospital, Jimenez thanked the people who came to the hospital for its annual bone marrow drive and urged Latinos to get tested.
"I'm hoping that this event would find some type of match," he said. "If not, it's going to help other people out."
Dozens of people came to be tested Friday by way of a simple cheek swab.
Linda Russo, Jimenez's doctor, said the cure rate for acute lymphoblastic leukemia initially is 30 percent to 35 percent. But if there is a relapse, she said, there is "a very little chance of long-term survival unless they receive a bone-marrow transplant."
The chances of finding a match narrow significantly for patients with ethnic backgrounds, such as Latinos, said Russo.
According to the National Marrow Donor Program registry, seven million people on the national bone marrow registry, about 10 percent are Latino, making the need for more Latino donors greatermaking.
Jimenez's colleague at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Albert Rodriguez, is organizing the search for a donor for Jimenez. On Friday, he organized another bone marrow drive at the Hispanic Transit Society at Clason Point in the Bronx, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Schneider Children's Hospital drive will run until 5 p.m. Friday.
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[Sep. 24th, 2008|10:50 pm] |
happy birthday to me =]
22 sounds so much older than 21. |
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| KNICKS |
[Feb. 9th, 2008|03:29 am] |
so i went to the knicks game tonight. sat in one of the club suites. holy crap the free food was absolutely amazing. and the view was AWESOME.
but the knicks lost. again. fucking 8 in a row. at one point they had an 18point lead. but the spurs tied it up and they went into OT. and the knicks only made ONE OF THEIR SHOTS in ot. it was terrible and disappointing. but the worst part was, my favorite player NUMBER 4, NATE ROBINSON, he wasn't even in the game! hes apparently on the inactive list cuz of some injury. i was SO disappointed i really wanted to cry. but that pasta was just so damn good.
at least i got a free t shirt out of it. |
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| SPICE UP YOUR LIFE |
[Feb. 7th, 2008|11:13 pm] |
I SAW THE SPICE GIRLS TONIGHT.
FUCKING AMAZING. |
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| (no subject) |
[Feb. 6th, 2008|09:13 pm] |
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i feel like punching someone in the face. |
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| yessss |
[Feb. 3rd, 2008|10:07 pm] |
FUCK YOU BOSTON MUTHAFUCKAS U MAY HAVE GOT THE WORLD SERIES BUT WE GOT THE SUPERBOWL
HEY TOMMY BRADY HOW DOES 18-1 FEEL. THIS IS LIKE THE OPPOSITE OF THE PERFECT SEASON FOR YOU FAGGOTS HAHAHAHHAHA FUCK YOU PATRIOTSSSSS |
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| i have so much shit to do |
[Jan. 13th, 2008|04:39 pm] |
and by shit to do i mean watching dvds and reading books.
i have to finish reading the book im currently reading "the overachievers: the secret life of driven kids". then i have to read three books on the yankees that i got for christmas.
i also have to finish the trivia on the boy meets world application.
watch season one of growing pains, season 5 of saved by the bell (then ive officially seen every saved by the bell episode, and also every sbtb: the college years episode.), i have to buy or download seasons 3 and four of full house, and then watch the fifth season which i own. and then buy/download the rest of the series.
i also have some family guy dvds i wanna go through, i know ive seen a lot of episodes on tv but i wanna sort through them and find the ones i havent seen.
i also need to borrow the degrassi dvds from michelle. im hoping to get to that by easter.
in addition to all this, i need time for school. and maybe some friends. but i get the feeling that im gunna be staying for the rest of 2008. oh and once baseball starts im screwed. then ill really have no time for anything.
i think im insane. comments are necessary =) |
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| HAPPY BIRTHDAY |
[Dec. 31st, 2007|08:45 pm] |
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HAPPY 7TH BIRTHDAY TO MY LIVEJOURNAL =) |
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| MY TO DO LIST |
[Dec. 2nd, 2007|01:00 pm] |
THIS ENTRY WILL BE DELETED AND ANOTHER ONE UPDATED AND POSTED WHENEVER I CHECK SOMETHING OFF THE LIST
1. REDO MINI ESSAY FOR TEST 2
2. STUDY AND LEARN EVERYTHING FOR MY FINALS.
the deadline for these tasks is december 12th but i really should finish beforehand.
3. BUY CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FOR EVERYONE
4. REDO MY ROOM (THIS WILL NEVER BE ACCOMPLISHED)
a. get everything out from under the bed
b. get everything out of the closet
5. WATCH THE BOY MEETS WORLD DVDS COURTESY OF PARKER WHICH ARE PATIENTLY SITTING ON MY DESK
6. FINISH ALL MY SODOKU BOOKS |
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| FUCK IT |
[Nov. 22nd, 2007|11:13 pm] |
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I AM FUCKING SICK OF HAVING A HOUSE THAT NO ONE EVER WANTS TO FUCKING CLEAN UP IM SO FUCKING SICK OF LIVING IN THIS DISGUSTING ROOM AND ALMOST NONE OF THE SHIT IS MINE AND EVERYTIME I TRY TO CLEAN UP OR THROW STUFF OUT I CANT. ITS LIKE HELLO THE FLOOR IS NOT A FUCKING PLACE TO KEEP SHIT. I AM GOING TO GO CRAZY. |
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| (no subject) |
[Jul. 18th, 2007|12:40 am] |
www.funtrivia.com
try it out. |
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| gotta love it |
[Jul. 7th, 2007|12:03 am] |
gotta love winning 50 bucks at bingo. i went all by myself and had SO much fun.
i also love super mario world with my sister =)
oh and i love red wine even more<3 |
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| so |
[Apr. 28th, 2007|01:09 am] |
ive never been this fucking unhappy in my life.
i hate everything and everyone and if it all disappeared im not sure i would even care.
i dont have one fucking friend that i feel like i can count on.
and no one can count on me thats for sure.
i should drive my car into a fucking tree. |
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| so um. |
[Mar. 4th, 2007|10:27 pm] |
my sister has lukeimia. or however the fuck you spell it.
yup.
i love you suzy<3 |
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| but he's black......... |
[Feb. 26th, 2007|03:25 am] |
quote from a story on fox5ny.com:
"The Rev. Al Sharpton was stunned to learn that his ancestors were slaves............"
well um, duh. |
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| (no subject) |
[Feb. 22nd, 2007|02:35 am] |
me and mike have been together for a year and a half.
go us =) |
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| our trip got canceled. |
[Feb. 15th, 2007|09:27 am] |
we got to the airport at 6 30, after we had to get our neighbor to drive us cuz the cabs wouldnt come cuz of the snow. they delayed our flight two ours. then around 11 we find out they canceled all the flights for the night. so everyone has to go get their bags but we dont kon where they are and it was a disaster peopel were crying and yelling and it was so cold and we just wanted to get out of there.
so our trip is now canceled and i am sad.
i hate snow. |
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