SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) –
Former SCPS principal and coach, Doyle Kelley, was just recently diagnosed along with leukemia, and the school is asking for your assistance in perhaps saving his life.
Kelley worked at Savannah Christian Preparatory School for 38 years. He is currently receiving treatment, which involves chemotherapy, platelets, blood and various other medications. There is a chance Coach Kelley will certainly likewise reason a bone marrow transplant.
The school hosted a drive regard Tuesday for individuals that wish to connect the bone marrow registry. A blood drive will certainly be held regard Wednesday from 7:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., in the Eckburg Building at SCPS, which is located at 1599 Chatham Parkway. Click here for the schedule.
They’re wishing to locate a feasible suit for Kelley in case no one in his family is a match, too as to locate fulfills for the many others along with cancer in need.
One in 540 individuals will certainly be a suit for a person in need, which provides individuals a terrific demand to prevent by and promptly connect the registry by filling out a couple of kinds and giving a quick mouth swab.
Kelley’s daughter functions in oncology, and likewise lost her son William Web to cancer in 2014, so she knows the devastation of cancer initial hand.
“Our family has actually been actually touched by cancer in means that we would certainly chance would certainly never ever happen to anybody else, so our best target is via raising awareness that individuals will certainly realize exactly how necessary it is to be regard the bone marrow registry,” said Danielle Webb, Doyle Kelley’s Daughter.
If you weren’t able to make it to the drive regard Tuesday, and you still wish to observe if you’re a suit for a person in reason of a bone marrow transplant, click here.
“Please connect us to rally about Coach Kelley and prove to him or her exactly how considerably we care. If you or a person you understand can easily participate, come and spare a life,” said SCPS representative.
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