Rihanna Helps 5yr-Old Jasmina Search For Life Saving Bone Marrow!
Posted on 07. Feb, 2009 by CSS in Awesome., Entertainment, Good Cause, Health
This is really awesome, I love hearing about stories where celebrities are using their fame in a positive and benefitial light. Last time Rihanna did this I was really impressed- let’s hope this quest for the donor is as successful as the last one.
PEOPLE has teamed up with Rihanna to help 5 year old Jasmina find a bone marrow match that could save her life:
Rihanna is stepping forward to help a 5-year-old New York City girl find a bone marrow donor – the second time in a year that the Grammy Award winner has helped a leukemia victim seek a match.
“When I saw the video of Jasmina it broke my heart. It is so unfair that for a black patient it’s so much harder to find a bone marrow match,” the singer tells PEOPLE exclusively. “Jasmina has acute leukemia and she needs a bone marrow transplant to live.”
Last February, Rihanna helped New Yorker Lisa Flynn find a match by putting out a call for donors on PEOPLE.com. “More than 5,000 donors came forward,” says Katharina Harf of DKMS, the world’s largest nonprofit marrow donor center, which is helping to find a match for Jasmina. “Rihanna has already helped DKMS save many lives,” says Harf. “Now we can count on her again.”
Rihanna was “very upset” when she learned about Jasmina Amena’s struggle with an aggressive and rare form of leukemia, says Harf. “When Rihanna found out about Jasmina, she said, ‘I absolutely have to help her.’ She wanted to do whatever she could for this little girl. Rihanna loves children and no matter how busy she is, she takes time out of her schedule to help them.”
-From PEOPLE.com – Read the Full Story Here!
Check out DKMS to request a donor kit, once it arrives swab the inside of your mouth- mail back and wait for a match!
