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		<title>Skin GVHD: How to spot and tips to manage</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 19:36:08 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Patient Stories]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetGraft-versus-host disease (or GVHD) of the skin is a reality for many transplant recipients. As a common side effect of transplant, it can affect many parts of the body. Do you know how to spot skin GVHD? Do you need advice for coping with the ongoing management of GVHD? Dr. Stephanie Lee and Everett, a  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Craving connections after transplant: young adults reach out to peers for hope and healing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 19:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet Matt’s Story Adulthood on hold Matt was on his way to adulthood. He had just graduated from college, was working at a bookstore, considering law school and was enjoying life with his  girlfriend, Cori. That’s when he got the news that changed everything.  He had cancer and needed a transplant.  Suddenly, life as he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marrow donor and cancer patient make plans to meet at Richmond&#8217;s Be The Match Walk+Run</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 13:46:34 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Donor Stories]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetOver the years, Rocky Pocock of Richmond and Allison Levin of Philadelphia have exchanged a few emails. But a keyboard doesn’t really cut it when you’re trying to connect with the person who saved your life. So, Rocky and Allison have found the perfect place to meet: Richmond’s June 1st Be The Match® Walk+Run at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Krista’s Marrow Transplant Story</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 20:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Krista was told that she would need a marrow transplant to live. After nearly four months of searching for a marrow match with no success, Krista’s team of doctors began searching the Be The Match Registry® for a viable cord blood donation. ]]></description>
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		<title>National Marrow Donor Program seeks nominations for the Board of Directors</title>
		<link>http://www.bethematchblog.org/2013/05/national-marrow-donor-program-seeks-nominations-for-positions-on-the-board-of-directors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 16:37:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[National Marrow Donor Program seeks nominations for positions on the Board of Directors ]]></description>
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		<title>Two families share how donating cord blood can save lives</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 13:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Donor Stories]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Two families share how donating cord blood can save lives]]></description>
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		<title>What Hurricane? Firefighter, Craig donates marrow during Rita</title>
		<link>http://www.bethematchblog.org/2013/05/what-hurricane-firefighter-craig-donates-marrow-during-rita/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 21:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[People join the Be The Match Registry® for all sorts of reasons. Whether a family member or friend needs a marrow transplant or they are simply believers in the cause. ]]></description>
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		<title>World-Champion Boxer Robert Guerrero Teams Up With Be The Match To Help “Knock Out Blood Cancer”</title>
		<link>http://www.bethematchblog.org/2013/04/world-champion-boxer-robert-guerrero-teams-up-with-be-the-match-to-help-knock-out-blood-cancer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bethematchblog.org/2013/04/world-champion-boxer-robert-guerrero-teams-up-with-be-the-match-to-help-knock-out-blood-cancer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:52:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bone marrow donated from a total stranger saved Robert Guerrero’s wife.  Now the grateful world champion boxer is joining Be The Match® in the fight to make life-saving marrow transplants available for every blood cancer patient who needs one.]]></description>
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		<title>It Feels Good To Do Good</title>
		<link>http://www.bethematchblog.org/2013/04/it-feels-good-to-do-good/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ “Volunteering is a part of my life. It feels good to do good and gives me a positive outlook on life. I encourage everyone I meet to give however they can.” ]]></description>
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		<title>Thrilled by the Miracle That I Was Chosen as a Marrow Match!</title>
		<link>http://www.bethematchblog.org/2013/04/thrilled-by-the-miracle-that-i-was-chosen-as-a-marrow-match/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bethematchblog.org/2013/04/thrilled-by-the-miracle-that-i-was-chosen-as-a-marrow-match/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had always been a regular blood donor. Blood and needles—the medical stuff never bothered me, and it was something easy for me to do to help others.]]></description>
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