We first got to know reddit user Dacvak (David A. Croach) when he was a moderator of gaming, IAMA and some other subreddits. We got to know him even better when he applied for the Community Manager job at reddit and came out to San Francisco for an interview. We were so impressed with him that we offered him the job, which he accepted. He gave notice at his previous job, and got everything ready to move across the country from Pittsburgh to San Francisco to start working with us at reddit HQ.A few days before he was supposed to move out here, he called us up and let us know that he had just received some bad news. He had gone to his local doctor to get checked out after feeling particularly run down, and it turned out that he had leukemia and needed to get to a hospital immediately. Since then he's had three inductions of chemotherapy. Now the doctors say his best chance is for a perfect-match bone marrow transplant. So, that's what we at reddit are going to help find for him, and we hope some of you join us.
A bone marrow transplant's success relies heavily on the host's and donor's immune markers being similar enough that the new bone marrow doesn't attack its host. This is where we all come in: there hasn't yet been a good enough match for DAC's transplant, so we need to get as many people screened as possible to find a good match. In the process, you can register to be on the national bone marrow registry to potentially help out others in this situation. Don't worry, donation is painless these days.
Here are some ways you can help:
- Get Screened and added to the general National Bone Marrow Registry at BeTheMatch.com (free with promo code PIF070109)
- Get an expedited screening specifically to be a match for DAC. These private screenings cost $175, but it is by far the fastest way to get screened for DAC. After being screened specifically for DAC you have the option of also being added to the general National Registry.
- Contact OneUpForDAC.com if you want to be screened specifically for DAC, but can not afford the cost of the test.
- Donate to the DAC Leukemia Fund, which will be used to pay for expedited screenings. reddit Inc will match money you donate to this fund.
- International redditors - you can help too! Bone marrow registries are linked worldwide.
DAC's friends and family have set up a website 1UpForDAC.com with more information, and answers to common questions about modern marrow donation, which is painless.
DAC needs our help. We hope you will join us in finding the perfect match he needs, and help others in the process.
