This is totally off topic - or maybe more on topic than my usual stuff

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My nearest neighbour’s granddaughter Ilona is gravely ill and if a bone marrow transplant donor can’t be found in the next few days she is certain to die. Until illness struck her a few weeks ago she was a constant visitor to her grandparent’s house – and a playmate of my own children.

My request is simple – if you can, would you please sign up as a potential bone marrow donor. All it takes to register is a simple blood test. The chances of any individual being a good match for Ilona is small but if enough people register then there is just a chance that one of us will be able to save her life. If you register in Europe then your details can be matched to Ilona – if you live elsewhere then there may be others in equally desperate need.

This is what my neighbours have written

Notre petite fille Ilona (5 ans) est attente d’une tres grave maladie, dîtes: (maladie orpheline): ses chances de survie sont tres minces.
Seule une greffe de moelle osseuse (á 100%) peut la sauver.
Si je me permets de vous crier mon desespoir c’est que je pensais que ces malheurs ne se voyaint qu’à la télévision chez les autres mias aujourd'hui c’est à nous que cela arrive…

Faire un don de moelle c’est sauver une vie.

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