California Man Uses Social Media To Find Bone Marrow Donor
BOSTON (CBS) #8211; Amit Gupta says social media helped save his life. The 32-year-old San Francisco Internet entrepreneur spoke with WBZ from his room at Brigham and Women#8217;s Hospital in Boston. #8220;It#8217;s kind of amazing that this came together the way it did,#8221; says Gupta. #8220;I can#8217;t imagine this happening without Twitter or Facebook or Tumblr. It just wouldn#8217;t have been possible to meet so many people so quickly.#8221; Gupta was diagnosed with Leukemia in September. To live, he needed a bone marrow transplant. Since he#8217;s Indian American, he says his chances of finding the perfect match he needed were slim#8230;some estimate one in 20,000. He turned to social media to get the word out, and his friends in the tech industry even raised a $30,000 r...

Loudoun County wellness calendar, Feb. 9-16
“Laugh yoga” for seniors Improve flexibility and balance. Thursday and Feb. 16, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Leesburg Senior Center, 102 North St. 703-737-8039. Free. Blood drive Thursday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Patrick Henry College, One Patrick Henry Cir., Purcellville. 540-338-1776. 800-733-2767. www.phc.edu. Read full article gt;gt; (Source: Wash Post Health)