Steps-To-Marrow
Jada Bascom was born with acute myeloid leukemia. She had a bone marrow transplant when she was 6 months old.
Jada is in remission and living happily with her parents in Billlings, MT.
As an expression of gratitude to her donor and to the community that supported Jada through her battle with leukemia, Jeana Moore, Jada’s grandma, walks thousands of miles to recruit donors for the
National Bone Marrow Registry.
If you are new to this site,
watch this wonderful interview with Jeana
(you'll find more videos on the MEDIA COVERAGE page
Number of Bone Marrow Donors Recruited to Date:
3,635
(our goal 20,000)
Now you can receive emails with updates regarding Jeana's
which she plans to begin on May 1, 2012 beginning in
Kiel, Germany and finishing the latter part of September in Italy.
click here to receive email updates
Meet some of the people who work for the NMDP
(National Marrow Donor Program)
4434 total miles
Seattle - Los Angeles - New York
Watch the latest video on the
MEDIA COVERAGE page
(added Oct 25, 2011)
taken the day Torsten (donor)
met little Jada
Jada's 2011 school pictures
On November 27th Jada celebrated her "rebirthday." It is the
fourth anniversary of her transplant. The Bascom Family extends their deepest gratitude to Jada's "blood-brother," donor Torsten Huber. Thank you, Torsten, from the bottom of our hearts for giving your cells to our little Jada. You saved her life!
Celebrate Jada's rebirthday with us by joining the
Be The Match Registry
and share the message with others. With a simple cheek swab you can find out if you are the match that can save a life. You can be a hero just like Torsten.
Click on "sign-up" today. It will take you through the short steps of joining Be The Match Registry.......and it's free!
Thank you, KEEN FOOTWEAR for generously donating 8 pairs of Women’s Targhee II shoes for Jeana's 2012 walk in Europe. Jeana depends on good, sturdy shoes for the hundreds of miles she logs.
