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Steven Kolberg is the 27 year old Director of Analysts at Bright Power, a company that provides energy management and solar energy solutions for building managers in New York City. In February, Kolberg was diagnosed with AML or acute myeloid leukemia – a rapidly progressing cancer of the blood and bone marrow.
To fight his cancer, Kolberg would need a bone marrow donation from a matching blood donor. Usually leukemia patients turn to their siblings for a donation because of genetic similarities but Kolberg was adopted from Korea and has no known relatives. Kolberg is currently in remission and a bone marrow donation will support his immune system in the event that the leukemia returns.
Genetically, a Korean or Asian donor would have higher chances matching Kolberg genetically. Because there are very few Asian Americans catalogued in the bone marrow registry, Kolberg’s family is asking that more Asian Americans sign up. One can sign up on site or online. For more information, visit: http://www.bethematchfoundation.org/goto/kolberg
Kolberg said that even siblings are only matches for each other 25% of the time and so “it really is a numbers game.”
