  
US$10,000 Urgently Needed by April 12th
Please
help us raise $10,000 for medical treatment for Kaion. Kaion is a brave
7 year old boy who has leukemia. This is Kaion’s 3rd
relapse. He has fought and struggled for life since he was 5 years old.
Kaion is a neighbour of Don Chambers, a veteran teacher at ASIJ. On the
occasions when Kaion is not ill he plays with Don’s sons.
Without
treatment Kaion only has at most 1-3 months to live. This is a new
treatment regime which is not covered by medical insurance. It is hoped
that the treatment is successful and will make it possible for Kaion to
undertake bone marrow transfer which should cure him permanently.
Cruelly the bone marrow is ready and waiting, however treatment cannot
be undertaken unless Kaion is in remission.
This
treatment is a last desperate throw of the dice for a family that has
had to endure the agony of despair and hope these past 2 years. Kaion
is an amazingly brave young man. When offered the choice of a painless
last few months with his family or the agony of treatment (it is very
very painful) with a slim chance of survival he chose the possibility
of a long life.
Please
help us help Kaion. A little goes a long way. Please send whatever you
can afford via bank transfer (see details below) or send the
contribution to Don Chambers who will arrange payment.
There
is no guarantee that Kaion will be saved, however your contribution
will show a family that a community cares and take away the financial
worry at least. Thank you for reading this.
Don Chambers
Tokyo, Japan
April 3, 2007
If
anyone is interested in helping with the medicine fee, bank information
is, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ikebukuro branch number 170, account
number 1692816. The name on the account is: Joel, Michele Joy (in
Katakana, there is no small "tsu" in Michele) | 
