Anyone in Korea with B Negative Blood? Update on Yoo Woon

Latest Update from Marie Frenette:

I am terribly sorry to deliver bad news, but just around 6:00pm today YooWoon passed away. We almost lost him earlier today, and thought he was going to pull through, but he slipped away quietly a little while later.
We had an amazing show of support from the expats and Koreans a like. The... donations we received surely helped prolong his life, but there were factors beyond our control.

On behalf of YooWoon's family and myself, thank you once again for your tremendous support during this difficult time. You are in our prayers YooWoon!

Marie

Earlier posting:
Here's more on Yoo Woon who's suffering from  lymphoma and desperately needs blood donations from those with B- blood type ( see earlier posting)

Dear Friends,

I have received an update from YooWoon's father, and wanted to share it with you.

Dear Marie,
YooWoon still hasn't made any progress.
유운이의 상태가 아직까지는 호전되지 않네요.
Numerical value of platelets still stay 5000~6000, which is only 2% of normal person’s. If he didn’t get transfusion it drops to around 3000.
혈 소판 수치도 여전히 5,000~6000/ml 정도이구요.. 정상인 수치(300,000/ml) 의 2% 정도예요.. 그나마 혈소판 맞지 않는 날은 3,000까지 떨어지구요..
Three days ago, he got a nose bleed and it kept bleeding for 2 days.
3일전에는 코에 출혈이 있었는데, 2일간이나 멎지 않더라구요..
The doctor said he needs to keep receiving transfusions until he is able to produce white blood cells by himself. If possible, 2 packs a day. But there was only one day so far where he recieved 2 packs. It's really hard to tell how long it will take to get an appropriate number of donors.
주치의사도 유운이가 혈액에서 자체 생산하는 능력을 자질 때까지, 당분간 혈 소판을 계속 수혈받아야 한대요.. 가능하면 하루에 두개씩..

그런데 아직까지 두개 맞은 적은 하루밖에는 안되요..

얼마나 오래 되어야 할 지는 아직 예측이 안되네요..
In just 2 weeks YooWoon will start his second anti-cancer treatment, this time much stronger than the first. His condition must improve at least a little bit before then because the white blood cell count will decrease dramatically when the treatment starts. At this time his white blood cell count, platelets and hemoglobin are so low that we always have to sanitize our hands and cover our mouth when we are with him.

2주뒤에는 2차 항암치료를 좀 더 강하게 한대요.. 항암치료를 하면 혈액내의 모든 수치가 급격하게 떨어져요.. 2차 항암치료전 유운이가 어느정도 차도를 보여야 하는데.. 지금은 백혈구, 혈소판, 헤모글로빈 등 모든 피수치가 낮아 유운이 옆에서 간호할때도 수시로 손 소독하고, 마스크 하고 지내요..
Normally with lymphoma after 1 week after treatment you can see improvement, but YooWoon's Lymphoma has turned out to be a severe case.
일반적인 Lymphoma의 경우 1주일 정도 지나면 약간 차도를 보인다고 하는데, 유운이는 Lymphoma 중에서도 Worst case거든요..

However, thanks to the efforts of Marie and the foreign community, these days he gets a shot at least once a day. Our family is greatly appreciative.
그래도 마리 덕분에 유운이가 최근에는 하루에 최소한 한개씩 혈소판을 맞고 있어서 그나마 다행이예요.. 마리때문에 우리 가족이 얼마나 힘을 얻고 사는 지 몰라요..
We will keep you updated on his progress and greatly appreciate your support.
유 운이가 조금이라도 상황이 호전되면 마리에게 바로 알려드릴께요.. 아직까 지는 정확히 상황을 예측할 수는 없네요..
The news isn't great, but I think if we keep spreading the word and donating, we should be able to turn this thing around. We are starting to get some attention from the press and various groups in Seoul. I can feel things picking up steam!
I also started to think... Does anyone know anything about writing press releases? There must be other ways we could help the family out. If you have any ideas, please let me know!
Marie