Recently, her energy seems to have improved and there is room for some cautious optimism. However, a bone marrow transplant remains her best chance of survival. And the greater her strength, the better her chances of tolerating a transplant. Her family has been tested and no donor match has been found. Her next best chance is in the Armenian community, which is poorly represented in the records of the National Marrow Donors Program.
Ethnicity is a key element in searching for a possible match.
Your participation in a donor effort not only may help Alique, but it could also help some other Armenian who may be afflicted with this vicious disease. The test for a potential match begins with a small blood sample. Few of us have not had blood drawn. It is that simple. Some of the cost is subsidized, but not all.