• Nick Glasgow is a 28-year-old from Fremont, California, who learned this past spring he had Leukemia, and that he needs a bone marrow transplant to save his life.

    Nick is an employee of EMC Corporation in Pleasanton, California, as is his mother.

    Due to his mixed heritage of 1/4 Japanese and 3/4 Caucasian, finding a bone marrow match for Nick is far more difficult.

    Since an email was sent to EMC employees around the world May 15, thousands of people from every corner of the globe have expressed their support and commitment by registering to become donors.

    This blog provides updates on how people can help, on Nick's condition, and other aspects of the race to save Nick.

    Mark Fredrickson
    VP, Marketing Strategy & Comms.
    EMC Corporation

Funeral Service This Saturday

Nick’s mother Carole extends an open invitation to anyone wishing to attend Nick’s service, which will be held this Saturday, October 17th, at 1:30 p.m. at Chapel of the Chimes, 32992 Mission Blvd, Hayward, California.
In lieu of flowers, Carole requests that donations be made to the following organizations in Nick’s name:
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Asian American [...]

Rest in Peace, Nick Glasgow

Nick Glasgow passed away yesterday after a courageous and, in many ways, historic battle with leukemia. His mother Carole, whose loving support for her only son was constant and unwavering since his original diagnosis in March, was with Nick throughout his final days at home.
Nick’s condition brought global attention to the need for more potential [...]

Cancer Returns

Written by Nick’s Grandfather…
Our world was shattered yesterday afternoon when we learned from Carole that Nick’s Leukemia has returned. The conclusive test results of its extent was confirmed this morning and the doctor had already brought the bad news, first to Carole, then later to Nick. The doctor told Nick that they have nothing [...]

Cancer Free!

Written by Nick’s Grandfather:
Late last week we got the wondrous news that Nick is cancer-free so the transplant is working its magic for him; so far, so good! Unfortunately, Nick has continued to feel so bad and heal so slowly internally that he is unable to fully revel in this grand news. He has [...]

Nick Receives Successful Transplant

After months of debilitating treatment and painfully awaiting a bone marrow transplant that could save him from the ravages of leukemia, Nick Glasgow received a successful marrow transplant earlier this month.
Since the transplant, Nick has progressed along the recovery path that is typical with this type of procedure. Despite significant discomfort and medical complications, Nick’s [...]

Update from Nick’s Grandpa

Monday morning Nick was transferred to Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto at long last to start the bone marrow transplant process. As mentioned earlier Nick will undergo four days of radiation therapy (three times a day for three days, then twice on the first day) and then two days of chemotherapy, followed by at least [...]

Update on Nick’s condition

Nick’s journey in recent weeks has not been smooth, but he remains on course for a bone marrow transplant in the coming weeks. After a fourth round of chemotherapy, Nick remains in Kaiser hospital, has gone to Stanford for pre-transplant testing, and has had various measures designed to build sufficient strength and give him the [...]

Wonderful News!!

The most encouraging news we’ve heard in a long time!
This note is from Carole Wiegand, Nick’s mom.
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We learned yesterday afternoon that Stanford Cancer Center has found two donor matches for Nick out of the thirteen potential matches that had been developed by the national registry. Human leukocytes antigen (HLA) typing is used to [...]

New Nick Glasgow Fund – From Scott Lopez

As many of you know, our friend/co-worker, Nick Glasgow, was diagnosed with Leukemia (AML) on March 16th 2009.  Since then, he has been confined to a hospital room at Kaiser Permanente in Hayward, CA.  During his stay he has endured numerous rounds of chemotherapy in the hopes that he would go into remission, but [...]

Online “Marrowthon” — One Week Left

One week remains in the online “Marrowthon” donor drive.
Visit www.Bethematch.org and click on “Join the registry”, then on “Join now.”
Test results will be expedited specifically for Nick’s search by entering either code: “CM579″ or “AADPmarrowthon.”