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Wynberg Girls' High sets up Blood Clinics to find bone marrow matches - 3rd to 5th March

Debi Shortall and Penny Glover on duty
at the clinic

Wynberg Girls' High has set up the three clinics to take blood from concerned friends and members of the Wynberg Campus of Schools community for our beloved Grade Eleven pupils, Lindy Anderson. There has been fairly significant coverage of this courageous young Wynberg woman, who recently was diagnosed with Leukaemia.

            

These were just some of the volunteers who were there on Monday evening

As would be known by her friends and the Wynberg community, Lindy is an active and enthusiastic sixteen year old. She excels academically, was recently awarded her full Drama colours, plays waterpolo, writes for the Wynpress, is involved with her church and generally embraces life.

20 days ago all this changed. She is now in hospital and has a particularly rare type of leukaemia which cannot be treated with chemotherapy.

The South African Bone Registry is underfunded and can only process limited blood samples at a time. The laboratory is small and is at present “fully booked” with a drive for another ill child whose requirements differ from Lindy’s. A laboratory in Johannesburg has a greater capacity to test larger numbers of blood for which they charge a fee of R200.00 per potential donor. To enable larger numbers of people to be tested a fundraising drive has been initiated by Kim Anderson, Lindy’s older sister, who is a doctor at Groote Schuur Hospital.

The Friends of the South African Bone Marrow Registry, also known as The Sunflower Fund, is supporting and collaborating with Wynberg Girls' High School in our effort to help Lindy. It was founded by Tina Botha, the mother of Chris Corlett, during his heroic struggle against Leukaemia.

  

Hardworking members of The Sunflower Fund

It is a race against time! We are appealing to you to be tested in the hopes of finding a match for her and, in so doing, to swell the data base for the Bone Marrow Registry. We are also hoping for donations, however small, to enable the search to be expanded.

The Sunflower Fund will sponsor the testing of 400 donors at a clinic, to be held in the school hall by the Pathcare Laboratory, on Monday 3rd March from 5pm – 8pm. Smaller clinics for 50 donors will be held on Tuesday 4th March and Wednesday 5th March from 5pm – 7pm.

Please come and give two teaspoons of your blood during this time. It may just give Lindy another chance at the life she loves so much.

Any queries : Debi Shortall Tel. No. 712 2848
Sunflower Fund Tel. No. 422 4014

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