Unfortunately, as Graham is adopted, he doesn\\\'t have an HLA-identical sibling to act as a donor for him. So the Red Cross here in Australia searched the Bone Marrow Registries worldwide for 9 months to find a match.
Graham has a rare tissue type and a match was not found.
Thanks to generous donations of over $400,000, Graham was able to travel from his home in Melbourne, Australia to Seattle in the USA for a revolutionary, life-saving stem cell treatment in April 2008.
On Wed 6th August, he was the 8th person in the world to receive a Stem Cell Transplant using stem cells grown in the lab from an umbilical cord.
The treatment was a complete success and he is now leukaemia free.
He is back in Melbourne, recovering from the treatment but still has outstanding medical bills of $416,000.
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) players, Kumar Sangakkara, Brett Lee and Sreesanth together with Bollywood actress and club co-owner, Preity Zinta, will connect with fans from around the world via a new service launched by mig33, the leading global mobile community. The new service, mig33s Cricket FanZone, enables KXIP fans to connect via their mobile phones with other fans and to cheer on their favorite team and players during the Indian Premier League in South Africa. At the launch event, which will be held in Nyanga Cricket Stadium in Cape Town, over forty local school children from an after schools cricket development programme will get the chance to meet and receive coaching and cricketing tips from the players, Celebrity chat and launch event to take place on Wednesday 15 April, 2009 16h30 in Nyanga Cricket Stadium, Cape Town
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In a show of responsible corporate leadership, executives from CPX Interactive fund inaugurate Children International’s newest community center, which will help impoverished children in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
CPX Interactive executives, feeling compelled to make a difference to poor children, encouraged their colleagues to join them in funding the construction of the B.U.D.S. Community Center, where over 5,000 children will receive medical and dental care, educational support and nutrition education.
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Rowntrees ®Randoms® and X Factor stars Jedward are back with the second round of the adventures of Foamy Gnome. This time Jedward receive a postcard from foamy gnome who has been taking Rowntrees Randoms around the country. Jedward are super-excited to hear what foamy gnome has to say. So stick with Jedward and find out here.
Rowntree's ®Randoms® and X Factor stars Jedward are back with the third round of the Foamy Gnome's adventures. This time Jedward receive another postcard from foamy gnome , who has taken Rowntree's Randoms to Birmingham. Foamy Gnome seems to have had a great time there. See what he got up to here, and watch the Jedward boys place Foamy's latest destination on their map. Shuttlecocks.
In a major advancement for green technology, the TCO Certified eco-label for electronics, together with display industry leader NEC, today announced the NEC MultiSync® EA222WMe computer monitor as the first to receive the TCO Certified Edge award for groundbreaking achievements in environmental design. The award is presented in recognition of NEC’s achievement in eliminating halogens, a proven hazard to human health and the environment.
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Virgin America, the low-fare airline with stylish service and fun amenities for kids and parents alike, today celebrates its new nonstop service to Orlando International Airport (MCO) from both Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The airline toasts its expansion to the newest city in its growing network, with a festive Orlando gate celebration to welcome guests on one of its first flights. Upon touchdown in Orlando, guests will receive a red carpet “family vacation” themed welcome party hosted by Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Orange County Florida Mayor Richard T. Crotty, Virgin America CEO David Cush and Virgin Group Founder Sir Richard Branson.
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Students, families and staff from Manor View Elementary located in Fort Meade, along with Target® (NYSE:TGT), The Heart of America Foundation® and Sabrina Soto, HGTV Designer and Target Home Style Expert, will celebrate the unveiling of the school’s newly renovated library and Teachers’ Resource Room. The transformation is part of the Target School Library Makeovers program and includes 2,000 new books, new design elements, technology upgrades – including 50 audio books donated by Playaway – and customized wall art. In addition, each student and his or her sibling/s will receive seven new books to take home and add to their at-home collection. In honor of Veterans Day, a celebration will be shared on Nov. 11 with the military families from the post, as well as deployed military parents overseas via live video chat.
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