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CALIFORNIA –
A woman from southern California who has just given birth to twins has just asked for help as she fights for her life.
Susie Rabaca, 36, is due to give birth around December 6th.
Earlier in her pregnancy, she received devastating news.
"I started to feel sick and went to the doctor – and found out that I had leukemia," she said.
Rabaca is already the mother of three children. Her close-knit family rallied to her as soon as she learned that she needed a bone marrow transplant.
More information on the possibility of becoming a potential donor of blood stem cells is available here.
His sister is at 50%, but doctors say it's not good enough to treat his aggressive acute myeloid leukemia.
She needs a 100% match, but the mixed heritage of Rabaca, Latino and Caucasian, has made finding a donor difficult.
"For a blood stem cell transplant to work, you have to find a partner who has DNA and similar ancestors," said Julie Korinke, of Be the Match.
Even with 30 million people registered in the World Register, there is no match for Rabaca. Korinke said it was important to recruit more potential donors to improve the diversity of the registry.
Rabaca and his family's mission is to recruit as many potential donors as possible.
She is in a race against the clock for her transplant.
On this thank you day, she hopes to find the match she is praying for.
"Sign up to be the match.It's a simple swab of the cheek.If you're my match, then it's just a blood sample."
"And you can save my life."
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