Long Branch, NJ – Earlier in the month Unheard Voices posted an article about 6-year old Jameire Covin, a local township boy who suffers from asplastic anemia. After learning Covin couldn’t complete the pop warner football season due to the illness, J.J. Hoops and football coach Howie Coleman, sponsored a trip to the Nets game for Covin and his teammates. The New Jersey Nets allowed Jameire and his teammates participate in on-court, pre-game halftime, and post game activities.
Aplastic anemia is a rare blood disorder in which the body’s bone marrow doesn’t produce enough new red and white blood cells and platelets. A serious disorder that, without proper, ongoing treatment, can lead to death in severe cases. Aplastic anemia is treated through medication, blood transfusions and blood and marrow stem cell transplants. He’s been battling this blood condition for about four years and weekly treatments at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.
Right now, Covin is on a transplant waiting list as the search for a suitable marrow donor match continues.
A bone marrow donor drive has been set up for Dec. 4 and 11, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Bucky James Community Center, 231 Wilbur Ray Blvd Long Branch, NJ. Please come out and support “All It Takes is a Swab to Save a Life”.
For more information about the donor drive, contact info@unheard-voices.com.
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