Shalom. My name is Ofer Shitrit. My son Tal - of blessed memory - died of cancer a little over one month ago. He was waiting for a bone marrow transplant that could have saved his life.

I am writing to you now, even though it is very hard for me, and in spite of the fact that for my beloved son Tal, it won't help anymore.

I am writing because perhaps it will help thousands of other children and adults who have cancer or who may, G-d forbid, get cancer in the future. Maybe my words will help save their lives.

Ezer Mizion was at our side throughout our struggle with cancer. They made a tremendous effort to find a matching bone marrow donor to save Tal.

But the chances of finding a donor and doing the transplant on time are low, when there isn't a readily available donor in the Registry. In our case, it didn't happen.

The story can end differently for other patients.

But for that - we need everyone to rally to the cause. We need funding to pay for lab testing more and more people who will join Ezer Mizion's Bone Marrow Registry.

I ask you to join in saving lives by doing
two simple things:
1. Spread this message to your friends - by e-mail, Facebook - everywhere.
2. Donate as much as you can to Ezer Mizion by clicking here.

Thank you and may you be blessed.
Ofer Shitrit