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Lori Nam, a Potomac, Md. resident, was diagnosed with Stage IV non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2009 at the age of 30.
During the 5 years following her diagnosis, Nam underwent surgeries, bone marrow biopsies and harvesting, countless scans and tests and 23 rounds of high dose chemotherapy and infusions. She achieved remission in February 2010, then relapsed in March 2012 and again in June 2014 with the chronic form of NHL. Nam and her husband are now looking for a bone marrow transplant as their last resort.
It’s often difficult to find a bone marrow donor for Asian patients because racial and ethnic minority donors are especially scarce.
Nam and her friends and family are organizing donor drives around the area. You can find out more information at http://www.swabandsavesomeone.org
