Parents of little Korbyn Martinez still are looking for that perfect donor to give him life-saving bone marrow and a chance at a healthy life.
So the UCF community is rallying again with OneBlood and the “Be The Match” organization to help the 21-month-old son of engineering alumna Hillary Martinez. 聽Korbyn needs a bone marrow transplant to fight an aggressive form of leukemia.
Today during the regularly scheduled blood drive at the Student Union there will be an opportunity to register to be a bone marrow donor on the national registry. It takes just a few minutes; volunteers take a swab of the inside of your cheek. Your DNA is then matched with those waiting for marrow transplants on the national registry.
The Martinezes are hoping someone in the Knights鈥� family might be Korbyn鈥檚 perfect match.
Although the UCF drive is meant to help find Korbyn鈥檚 donor, someone could be a match for another person waiting for a life-saving donation.
The OneBlood drive runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today.
Ideal bone marrow donors are ages 18 to 44.
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You can read more about Korbyn Martinez’ story here.