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Sherrie Cramer wont take no for an answer. Her 16-year-old adopted daughter Katie Cramer

is diagnosed with leukemia and needs a matching marrow/stem cell donor to prolong and

hopefully save her life. Katie is Chinese and is of Zhuang ancestry. The Zhuang are the largest

minority group in China and most of them live

in the central and western part of Guangxi

region in Southern China.

So far, even after searching all registries

throughout the world, a perfect match for Katie

has not been found. The Asian American Donor

Program continues to host drives that attractChinese Americans, here in the Bay Area and

beyond.

To this end, Sherrie Cramer, who lives in

Sacramento, is travelling to China to conduct

marrow/stem cell drives to increase the number

of Chinese available as potential donors. Cramer

will spend two weeks in China and will try to

conduct marrow/stem cell drives in Liuzhou and

Nanning.

July 15, 2010

Since her return from China, Katies mom has been making headlines and spreading

Family and friends of Sherrie Cramer at SFOInternational

MOTHER WILL NOT GIVE UPSherrie Cramer Travels to China to Find a Matching/Stem Cell Donor for her AdoptedDaughter

July 2010

EAST BAY AREAJuly 25 2010 (Sun):St. Jarlath Parish

2620 Pleasant St.,Oakland, CA 9460210:30am 1:20pm

WEST BAY AREA

NORTH BAY AREAJuly 20, 2010 (Tues):SF Courthouse

400 McAllister Street,San Francisco CA 9410210am- 4pm

July 31, 2010 (Sat)SF Main Library, SF

100 Larkin St, SF CA 9410211am 2pm

SOUTH BAY AREAJuly 24, 2010 (Sat):St. John Baptist Church,Milpitas

279 South Main Street,Milpitas, CA 950355pm8:30pm

St. Francis of Assisi, (twoday drive)

Upcoming Drives andVolunteer Opportunities:

Please visit www.aadp.orgfor more drive listings

Patient and Family e-Newsletter

AADP

July 1-19, 2010

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e news a ou er aug er s searc or a marrow onor. an ong s s ory

about Sherrie Cramers trip to has reached media outlets nation and world wide,

AMAZING! Here is a list, but there is several more:

PROJECT MICHELLE

Project Michelle was started by Michelle Maykin who was

diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia when she wasonly 25 years old. Michelle fought to protect those who

wished to donate life-saving bone marrow and organs.

Unfortunately, Michelle passed away last year, 2 years

after she was diagnosed, after struggling unsuccessfully

to find a bone marrow match. Now her mother, Megan

Williams is continuing this cause for her. Right now, with

the lack of protection, people who donate bone marrow

and organs DO NOT receive paid leave from work, and

this life-saving action can ultimately lead to termination

of employment. If SB1304 passes, people who donate

bone marrow will receive 5 days paid leave, and those

who donate an organ will receive 30 days paid leave

from work. Petition for SB1304.

Michelle Maykin passed away inJuly 2009. Her legacy continues tohelp make a difference in anotherpersons life.

SB1304: The Michelle Maykin Memorial Donation Protection Actas of July 2010

San Jose, CA 95135

PATIENT SPOTLIGHT

Are you interested involunteering at drives or inour office? Visitwww.aadp.org or email:info@aadp.org

Josiah is 6

years old.

He was

diagnosed

with Wiskott-

Aldrich

Syndrome at3 months of age and had a

stem cell transplant at 18

months. He is doing

fantastically, with his new

great-working immune

system and goes for check-

ups once a year. His

teachers always report that

he is a very thoughtful and

helpful person to other kids

in his class and has a great

heart.

WBBM radio--an all news radio station inChicago

This is a TV station in Columbia, SouthCarolina

This is a newspaper in Vancouver, BritishColumbia

Television station in Dallas/Fort Worth

R&D Magazine

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

TV station in Portland, OR

Yahoo News: Philippines

Newspaper in Old Greenwich, CT

LA Times

For more on Katie and Sherrie's story, please visit:

Katie Cramer: http://katiecramer.org

Adoption Talk Blog: China Adoptee Needs Bone Marrow Transplant

Katie Supporters on Facebook

Join us for the 201Light The NightWalk and help findcure for bloodcancers.AADP invityou to join staff, famand friends to participin Light the Night in S

Francisco, Thursday, October 21If you are interested in joining orsponsoring AADPs team please emus at: info@aadp.org

Barry Foon 4thAnnualCelebrity GolfTournamentwill take place onMonday, September20, 2010. This yeartournament will take

place at Ruby Hill Golf course inPleasanton. Visit www.aadp.org formore info.

AADP in Action: Past weekend marrow registration drives!

Newly registered potentialdonors show off their AADPtattoos at Obon Festival,

Mt. View 07/17/10.

Summer intern, DonNguyen working hard to

recruit new donors atAdobo Festival, Union

City. 07/17/10

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Searching Patients:

WAITING ROOMA community for those

affected by blooddisease.

A non-profit organizationdesigned to increaseawareness about the

importance of emotionalhealth and wellness in theSouth Asian community.