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Chennai-based Blumen Rajan Sathya is an exceptionally gifted track athlete, a state record holder, a University gold medalist and a national level silver medalist in the 400m sprint. Blumen had always been one to push his physical limits.
In December 2014, he was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML), a type of blood cancer.
CML is a treatable condition, where the first level of treatment is oral chemotherapy, followed by the usual induction chemo. However, the most-effective proven treatment is stem cell transplant, which is basically
where you transplant a stem cell from a donor whose DNA matches with you.
Blumen has now been advised to undergo a stem cell transplant as his only hope. Over three hundred of his friends and well wishers have registered as potential donors. However the cost of HLA typing of each of these donors is Rs. 5000.
Blumen seeks your support towards this cost of HLA typing and finding a matching donor. Please contribute to help Blumen.
Featured on edexlive.com on August 16
