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mdspeakeasy
Joined: 31 May 2006
Location: Gwangju
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 Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 8:17 am Post subject: Mike Needs B-Neg Blood - Gwangju |
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Mike is in the hospital right now with a very low white blood cell count and needs blood transfusions. His blood type is Rh-B or (B-Neg) and he needs donors.
Who is this Mike guy?
If you ever lived in Gwangju (in Jeollanamdo) you'd know him.
He founded the bar Speakeasy in Gwangju in 2006.
He's organized Orphanage visits every Saturday for over 6 years, opened a foreign food grocery shop, a greasy spoon, started the Gwangju Facebook Page and Blog and is a DJ at the English Radio station.
He's also got a lovely wife and little girl who depend on him along with a community that needs him too.
This all happened within the last 12 hours or so - here are a few ways to contact and help:
Mike: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=890695695&ref=ts
Gwangju Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=2330675731&ref=ts |
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sunnyvale
Joined: 17 Jul 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 12:21 am Post subject: |
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| Please post some clearer instructions on how we can help. |
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Konglishman
Joined: 14 Sep 2007
Location: Nanjing
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| Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 3:47 am Post subject: |
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| I have met Mike before at the Speakeasy although I wouldn't really say that I know him. Anyways, he seems like a nice guy, but unfortunately, I do not have blood type B. So, if there is any other way in which I could help, please let me know me and others know. |
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Smee
Joined: 24 Dec 2004
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 5:34 am Post subject: |
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This is what the Gwangju International Center posted yesterday:
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Long-time friend of GIC is now feeling sick and need blood transfusions.
His blood type is Rh-B (Type: B, RH -) and he needs several transfusions.
If you can help out please call 011.9943.8066 or if you can speak Korean call 061-379-7963(Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital).
You can also go the Red Cross downtown near the police station and they can do tests if you don't already know what type you are.
Kindly pass along this message to your friends/ contacts in and around Gwangju.
Any kind of help is greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much for your kind attention.
Sincerely,
Gwangju International Center |
The number for the GIC is 062.226.2733 if you need another connection to English-speaking Koreans.
Negative rh blood is rare among Koreans, making it doubly-important to reach out to the expatriate community.
There are restrictions to who can give blood, as we learned earlier in the year when expats rallied to help a high school student in need of blood. There are restrictions that exist throughout the world and are compounded by limited English-language information. See more via this post:
http://roboseyo.blogspot.com/2010/08/b-blood-needed-in-gwangju.html
Nonetheless if you can contribute, please do, and please spread the word as much as possible. He a good man who deserves our help, and will need a lot of it. |
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Boodleheimer
Joined: 10 Mar 2006
Location: working undercover for the Man
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| Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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| if you've met mike, you know what a great guy he is. i'm O pos, but i'm willing to buy beer for people who *do* donate. |
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Smee
Joined: 24 Dec 2004
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 6:54 am Post subject: |
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Here's an update from Facebook with information about how to find out your type, what to say in Korean, who to contact if you're a match, and what else you can do to help:
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A few days ago Michael Simning - an expat in Gwangju - visited the hospital because he wasn't feeling very well.
He discovered that he has leukemia, was admitted into the hospital immediately (where he will stay for at least a month), and has started to undergo chemotherapy treatments.
As part of his treatment Michael needs to receive several blood transfusions.
Michael's blood type is B-, which is very rare, and so he, his family, and his friends are trying to find people in Korea who can donate blood to him immediately as well as periodically throughout the next couple of weeks. (O- blood won�t work in this case.)
If your blood type is B-, and you are able and willing to donate, please consider contacting Tim Whitman at 011.9600.6378 or [email protected]. Tim will pass your name and phone number along to Michael and his family.
You can also help by passing this message along to friends of yours here in Korea too.
Many people -- unfortunately -- don't know their blood type. You can find out yours -- and at the same time find out if you can help Michael -- by visiting a hospital in your area.
The procedure is relatively painless and should only take a few minutes.
In case you�re worried about communicating with the staff, you can print out and show them the following information, which explains to them why you�re there and why you need this information:
친구가 백혈병에 걸려서 도움이 필요합니다.
제 친구는 Rh-B 형 입니다.
제 혈액형 검사받고 하고 싶습니다. Rh-/Rh+ 인지까지 정확히 검사 받고싶습니다.
Once you find out your blood type, and if it is B-, you can do the same as those who already know theirs: contact Tim Whitman at 011.9600.6378 or [email protected].
In the meantime Michael�s immune system is very weak so he isn�t able to receive any visitors. He is able to communicate using the internet and telephone, however, and many friends have been wishing him well using Facebook.
And as a side note from me, a friend: Mike�s sickness and rehabilitation may cause a lot of financial strain to him and his wife and daughter, so if you are in Gwangju, please consider supporting him in a very direct manner by shopping at the Underground Grocers and by eating at the First Alleyway, both of which will remain open in his absence.
Underground Grocers is open on Wednesday from 11 to 7, on Thursday and Friday from 1 to 7, and on Saturday and Sunday from 12 to 7; the First Alleway is open Wednesday to Saturday from 5 to 10ish and on Sunday from 11 to 5 for an all day breakfast. |
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Enrico Palazzo
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Joined: 11 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 7:33 am Post subject: Re: Mike Needs B-Neg Blood - Gwangju |
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| mdspeakeasy wrote: |
Mike is in the hospital right now with a very low white blood cell count and needs blood transfusions. His blood type is Rh-B or (B-Neg) and he needs donors.
Who is this Mike guy?
If you ever lived in Gwangju (in Jeollanamdo) you'd know him.
He founded the bar Speakeasy in Gwangju in 2006.
He's organized Orphanage visits every Saturday for over 6 years, opened a foreign food grocery shop, a greasy spoon, started the Gwangju Facebook Page and Blog and is a DJ at the English Radio station.
He's also got a lovely wife and little girl who depend on him along with a community that needs him too.
This all happened within the last 12 hours or so - here are a few ways to contact and help:
Mike: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=890695695&ref=ts
Gwangju Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=2330675731&ref=ts |
As far as I understand, don't O blood types have the ability to donate blood to people with any blood type if we're talking about a transfusion?
You don't need the same blood type in that case. |
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Smee
Joined: 24 Dec 2004
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 9:12 am Post subject: |
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On Facebook he said the doctors told him they need B-. Not sure if there's a special circumstance or just a miscommunication.
Nevertheless donors are needed. |
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sunnyvale
Joined: 17 Jul 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 10:23 am Post subject: |
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| Can we donate if we aren't in Gwangju? |
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Boodleheimer
Joined: 10 Mar 2006
Location: working undercover for the Man
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| Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 5:14 pm Post subject: |
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| sunnyvale wrote: |
| Can we donate if we aren't in Gwangju? |
come on down! we're on the KTX! i'll buy you beer! |
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Boodleheimer
Joined: 10 Mar 2006
Location: working undercover for the Man
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| Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 5:14 pm Post subject: Re: Mike Needs B-Neg Blood - Gwangju |
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| Enrico Palazzo wrote: |
As far as I understand, don't O blood types have the ability to donate blood to people with any blood type if we're talking about a transfusion?
You don't need the same blood type in that case. |
yes, i think we've all heard that, but for some reason the docs want an exact match. |
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b0101
Joined: 24 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Usually O can donate to anyone, but in his case he specifically needs B-. You can donate from anywhere in Korea and the hospital will send this to him, contact Tim Whitman or take a Korean with you and explain that the blood needs to go to Michael Simning at Chonnam University Hospital in Hwasun. |
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ippy
Joined: 25 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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| what the hell? Why are british people unable to donate? Is this CJD hysteria? |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 12:24 am Post subject: Re: Mike Needs B-Neg Blood - Gwangju |
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| O- blood won�t work in this case.) |
| Enrico Palazzo wrote: |
As far as I understand, don't O blood types have the ability to donate blood to people with any blood type if we're talking about a transfusion?
You don't need the same blood type in that case. |
I'm O- and I always thought that. In fact, I thought that I was a universal donor, but that I could only receive from O-.
Sorry to hear that I can't help. |
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Boodleheimer
Joined: 10 Mar 2006
Location: working undercover for the Man
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| Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 1:13 am Post subject: |
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| ippy wrote: |
| what the hell? Why are british people unable to donate? Is this CJD hysteria? |
if it makes you feel any better, it looks like continentals can't, either. |
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