My homie just sent me this good clip for Project Michelle (www.projectmichelle.com).

It’s pretty cool how some of the more well known citizens of the Asian American community have stepped forward to do this spot (J-Splif – Far East Movement, Nicole Bilderback, Brian Yang, C.S. Lee, Parry Shen – Better Luck Tomorrow, Michelle Krusiec, Prohgress – Far East Movement, DC Wolfe, PK – Kollaboration, Kev Nish – Far East Movement, Steve Aoki – Dim Mak, Arden Cho, Danny Cho, Lanny Joon, Vivian Bang, Tamlyn Tomita – Karate Kid 2, Tim Chiou, Julia Nickson, and David Lee McInnis)  Props to them!

<<A little info about Michelle from her website: 

26-year old Michelle Maykin was originally diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, a cancer of the blood, on February 27, 2007. After undergoing 5 rounds of chemotherapy, Michelle reached a state of remission and slowly began to reclaim her life. She also dedicated herself to helping others by creating Project Michelle, a campaign focused on recruiting people to become potential bone marrow donors.

In April of 2008, two months after returning to work, Michelle began to feel symptoms similar to those she had felt prior to her original diagnosis. Michelle’s fears became true on May 7, 2008 when her oncologist confirmed that she had relapsed. She was also blindsided by the results of an MRI that revealed a mass on her brain.

For Michelle to be cured of her leukemia, her treatment plan will include even more intensive chemotherapy, radiation, and a bone marrow transplant. Unfortunately, Michelle does not currently have a bone marrow match and will not be able to undergo a transplant without one. Michelle is determined to win her battle with leukemia, but she now needs the generosity of others to succeed.

Help Michelle fight this battle! She urgently needs your help. Please learn more about the process and register to be bone marrow donor. Your choice could save her life.>>

When I was at UCLA our fraternity (Lambda Phi Epsilon) did a lot of work with A3M (Asians For Miracle Marrow Matches).  I think even one or two of us got matched up with a person in need.  Must be a cool feeling to know that you directly saved somebody’s life no? 

Anyway, if you’re interested in adding yourself to the donor registry, you can visit the following websites:

www.asianmarrow.org or www.projectmichelle.com

You just might save a life!  =)