Northwestern students and other Evanston residents are being asked to turn out Monday to see if they could be a bone marrow donor for a 10-year-old Evanston boy with leukemia.
Julian Sims woke up one day recently with a stomache ache that turned out to be the first indication he was suffering from the potentially fatal disease and he now needs a bone marrow transplant.
As is often the case, bone marrow from his parents — Romy and Rich Sims — doesn’t match his, so they’re asking for other folks to see if they could be a match with a simple mouth swab test.
The donor registry event will be held from 8 a.m. to 6 p,m. Monday, Nov. 18, on the 7th floor of the Stadium Club at Ryan Field, 1501 Central St.
Persons between the ages of 18 and 44 are eligible to register.
More information is available online.
A simple swab could save a life
I hope a lot of people show up. Let's find Julian a donor.