Project Michelle
www.myspace.com/project_michelleIn Loving Memory of Michelle Maykin
Project Michelle
- SAN FRANCISCO, California, US
- Last Login: 8/3/2009
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Interests
General
Increasing the number of minority registrants in the National Marrow Donor Program. Savings lives and being heroes! Spreading the word about how easy it is register. Informing people about the facts and myths of being a potential donor.Music
Movies
Television
Books
..Heroes
Everyone who has registered to be a potential donor! I am incredibly blessed and touched by all of the support and love that has been coming in. My amazing team has been keeping me up to date with your efforts, and I cannot put in words how grateful I am for all of the energy behind getting people registered. It’s amazing how we can make a huge difference together–not only for myself, but for all the patients that are searching for another chance at life. I thank you all so much from the bottom of my heart. -Michelle !!! Start Code To Apply Top Banner !!!! Custom top banner code by Eileen .. !!! End Code To Apply Top Banner !!!
Details
- Status: Married
- Here for: Networking, Friends
- Ethnicity: Asian
- Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
- Children: Someday
- Education: College graduate
Schools
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University Of California-Berkeley
- Berkeley,CA
- Graduated: 2004
- Student status: Alumni
- Degree: Bachelor's Degree
- Major: Business Administration and Political Economy
2000 to 2004
Latest Blog Entries
- Jul 28, 2009 8:23 PM Michelle is in peace.
- Oct 10, 2008 10:44 AM On to Plan D
- Sep 25, 2008 5:24 PM Cal Drive Day 2 - Mega Success!!! (Update from Michelle)
- Sep 12, 2008 9:28 AM CAL Registration Drive to Save Michelle- Sept 17th & 18th!!
- Sep 2, 2008 5:31 AM Say Mercy (Update from Michelle)
Blurbs
About me:
..MICHELLE'S BATTLE:..Michelle was 25 years old, a recent graduate from UC Berkeley and a healthy and happy daughter, sister, and friend until she was unexpectedly diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), a cancer of the blood in February 2007. Michelle bravely fought for her life for over 2 years but lost her battle on July 25, 2009 at the young age of 27. Despite the tightness in her chest and difficulty breathing, Michelle still cracked jokes and put smiles on our faces until the very end. Always putting others before herself, her final wish was for us to love and care for one another. After so many setbacks and so much pain, she was finally able to close her eyes and find the relief that she could never attain during the past two years. Words can’t express how proud we are of Michelle and all that she has accomplished during her short lifetime. She fought so hard—not just for herself, but for her family, friends and countless others who faced the same struggles. She shared her story candidly with the world in order to empower patients with more resources and to spread her message of hope. Please register to become a potential bone marrow donor and help others like Michelle fight their battles. You could be the one that saves their life.
HOW TO GET REGISTERED:
Registering to be a potential bone marrow donor is quick, easy, free and painless! It just requires a simple cheek swab, paperwork, and 10 minutes of your time. If you are actually a match, the donation process is VERY similar to giving blood.
1. ATTEND A DRIVE OR DONOR CENTER NEAR YOU
- View the calendar HERE to see all upcoming Bone Marrow drives in your area!
2. ORDER A HOME KIT
- If you are a minority in the US and cannot attend a drive, you can order a FREE home test kit HERE
If you are already registered, please consider:
- setting up or volunteering at a drive (LINK)
- making sure your contact info is current (LINK)
- helping to spread the word about Project Michelle! (LINK)
WWW.PROJECTMICHELLE.COM
MICHELLE'S YOUTUBE PAGE
ASIAN AMERICAN DONOR PROGRAM
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..Myths & Facts about Bone Marrow Donation ..
Learn the facts about bone marrow donation to help you make an informed decision about joining the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) Registry.
MYTH: The bone marrow donation procedure is painful.
FACT: General or regional anesthesia is always used for this procedure. Donors feel no needle injections and no pain during marrow donation.
MYTH: All bone marrow donations involve surgery.
FACT: The majority of donations do not involve surgery. The patient's doctor most commonly requests a peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) donation, which is non-surgical and outpatient. If marrow is requested, it is a surgical procedure, usually outpatient.
MYTH: Pieces of bone are removed from the donor.
FACT: Pieces of bone are not removed from the donor in either type of donation. A PBSC donation involves taking the drug filgrastim for five days leading up to donation in order to increase the donor's needed blood-forming cells. On the fifth day, blood is taken from the donor through one arm, passed through a machine that separates out the blood-forming cells, and returned through the donor's other arm. In marrow donation, no pieces of bone are taken; only the liquid marrow found inside the bones is needed to save the patient's life.
MYTH: Donating bone marrow is dangerous and weakens the donor.
FACT: Though no medical procedure is without risk, there are rarely any long-term effects from donating. Only five percent or less of a donor's marrow is needed to save a life. After donation, the body replaces the donated marrow within four to six weeks. The NMDP screens all donors carefully before they donate to ensure they are healthy and the procedure is safe for them. The NMDP also educates donors, answers questions every step of the way and follows up with donors after donation.
MYTH: Bone marrow donation involves a lengthy recovery process.
FACT: Due to taking the drug filgrastim, PBSC donors may have symptoms such as headache, bone or muscle pain, nausea, insomnia or fatigue in the five days leading up to donation. These symptoms nearly always disappear one or two days after donating, and the donor is back to normal. Marrow donors can expect to feel fatigue, some soreness or pressure in their lower back and perhaps some discomfort walking. Marrow donors can expect to be back to work, school and other activities within one to seven days. The average time for all symptoms to disappear is 21 days.
MYTH: Donors have to pay for the donation procedure.
FACT: Donors never pay for donating. All medical costs are paid by the patient's medical insurance or by the patient, sometimes with NMDP assistance. The NMDP reimburses donors for travel costs, and may reimburse other costs on a case-by-case basis.
Who I'd like to meet:
Michelle urgently needs your help in giving her a new chance at life. Donating marrow can be as simple as donating blood: a simple, outpatient procedure. It’s the easiest and most profound way to save a life. With no help from anyone but God, once transplanted, your own cells flourish and grow inside the patient’s body and replace his or her sick cells with your healthy ones. It truly is a miracle and a testament to what we, as humans, are capable of.transplant...
Comments
Dec 10 2009 9:36 AM
Sep 18 2009 6:17 AM
See Michelle? You continue to influence...
RIP
Sep 7 2009 7:39 AM
Aug 21 2009 6:06 AM
All due respects, of course.
Aug 17 2009 5:26 AM
besos.
Aug 7 2009 2:41 AM
It's Jeff.
I had a long walk today and thought of you.
I try to remember every dealing I had with you is happy.
IS happy...
Aug 5 2009 10:02 AM
Oh my god, how great is this??? Crazy things....
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Cool!
Hope to hear from you and i wish you a great week!
If you get my comment twice, then I'm sorry, my BB is sometimes not working....
Aug 4 2009 4:33 AM
Thanks.
Oh, also, I just played Jason Mraz's song "I'm Yours" on my guitar, and I didn't screw up any lyrics! hahaha
Aug 3 2009 11:40 AM
I love your cousin Michelle. She ws brilliant and a muse to me.
The dog was great, and talking to Van cheered me up and hopefully him. I told him about radio airplay.
Radio stations in the US and the UK play"Be Free" in hsr honor...
I love your cousin, she's my muse.
Aug 2 2009 7:07 PM
I am going to hit golf balls with my dad today, and because I'm still pissed off, I'll most likely hit the golf balls out of the range...haha
I talked to Van yesterday and got to meet the puppy, very cool.
"Be Free" was played yesterday at 12 noon in your honor from KSCU.
I will never give up your fight.