Recently, my partner, Officer Matthew Medina, received an outpouring of support following a Times article about his need for a marrow transplant. More than 134 people joined the Be the Match Registry after reading his story. (“An LAPD officer needs a bone marrow transplant. His ethnicity limits his chances of getting one,” June 22)There is an urgent need for marrow donors, especially for people of color. Patients typically match a donor of their same ethnicity, but most potential donors are white and Matt is Filipino.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 07, 2017 13:07 UTC