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ANNOUNCE: An appeal for marrow donors
Many of you know Montreal techwriter Emru Townsend, who still
does an occasional bit of techwriting in addition to his many
other talents. Tragically, Emru was recently diagnosed with
leukemia, and it looks like he's going to need a bone marrow
transplant.
I know that our community is an amazingly warm-hearted group,
so I thought I'd enlist your aid to help find a donor. The
procedure for being tested is simple and painless, involving
nothing more than a blood test or cheek swab, depending on the
preferences in your medical jurisdiction. Actually donating
the marrow is a bit more complicated and painful, but not such
a major thing given how safe it is and how meaningful it would
be if you happen to match someone's genes well enough to be a donor.
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"These web-based networks are the natural evolution of the web
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The Content Wrangler Community, launched officially March 8,
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The Content Wrangler Community includes a variety of features includin
g:
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The Content Wrangler Community provides a variety of members only
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If you need additional information about The Content Wrangler
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