KESJ: World's Greatest Shave

Monday, March 9, 2009

World's Greatest Shave

Well, I finally signed up for it, even though I have already shaved my head.

You can sponsor me by following this link - http://my.imisfriendraising.com.au/personalPage.aspx?registrationID=292700&LangPref=en-CA

Here is a picture from last night after I shaved it a bit closer. Now I just need a shaver sponsor :-)

1 comment:

Unknown said...: Good on ya Ken and Jeremy. Heard about your little man from a good mate of ours, Greg Wood, and thought we'd spot you lot a little something for your efforts. I shaved my long hair of 17 years last year for this event...all for a great cause. Good luck with everything and we'll be thinking of you all.

Scott and Sophie; March 9, 2009 at 6:59 PM

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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) - a rapidly progressing cancer of the blood and bone marrow. ALL affects the type of developing white blood cells known as lymphocytes. It is the most common form of childhood leukaemia, and the most common type of childhood cancer. It also occurs in adults.

Blast cells - immature blood cells normally found in the bone marrow. Blast cells normally constitute up to 5% of all bone marrow cells. These cells divide and replenish all the normal blood cells in the marrow and circulating blood. Acute leukaemia is characterised by an accumulation of abnormal blast cells that take over the marrow and spill out into the blood stream.

Bone marrow transplant - the process of replacing bone marrow cells (stem cells) that are unhealthy, with stem cells that are healthy. The healthy stem cells are re-infused intravenously through the central line, after very strong chemotherapy and/or radiation to kill unhealthy stem cells. The re-infusion of healthy stem cells essentially rescues the patient from the chemotherapy and/or radiation, by enabling his or her bone marrow to start producing new blood cells.

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Monday, March 9, 2009

World's Greatest Shave

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