Earlier this week we told you about Bloomberg correspondent Indira Lakshmanan and her son Devan who recently relapsed with leukemia. In order to survive, four-year-old Devan is in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant.

This afternoon, an overjoyed Indira delivered to us some phenomenal news – Devan’s doctors have identified cord blood that they believe will be a close enough match to use for the transplant.

Lakshmanan expects to have this fully confirmed in two weeks, but urges you to continue registering to find out if you are a match for Devan or another child awaiting a donor.

“We feel so gratified that the campaign our friends and family started just last week has really driven awareness and people to register – we got 50,000 visitors to the site they created in the first 3 days from 154 countries and territories,” Lakshmanan told FishbowlDC.

She went on to say that “personalities from Demi Moore and Paris Hilton to Christiane Amanpour and Andrea Mitchell have tweeted it, spreading the word to more than 12 million people.”

A big thanks to everyone for supporting Indira and Devan! To check up on Devan’s progress or to find out how you can register as a bone marrow donor, visit Devan’s site at www.matchdevan.com.

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More details and info from Lakshmanan below:

Dear Friends, warm greetings and I wish I weren’t writing under these circumstances.

Our only child, Devan, needs your help. He’s four and has relapsed with a rare form of high-risk leukemia. His doctors believe his life depends on a bone marrow transplant that they hope to do after 12 weeks of chemotherapy. What is difficult is finding a donor match – he has 1 in 200,000 chance of matching any potential donor – and we haven’t found one yet.

You or someone you know might be the person who can save Devan’s life. All you need to do is a simple cheek swab to find out. The organizations below will send you a kit. Donating is easy and doesn’t involve painful surgery – these days it’s much like a simple blood draw.

1.PLEASE, REGISTER NOW. The test is easy & free, but processing takes time, and Devan doesn’t have much. Register below.

2.PLEASE FORWARD THIS ON TO OTHERS. Anyone can be a match, but those who are mixed Indian/Caucasian have an even better chance of helping Devan. Please cut and paste this message to protect private email addresses and forward it to everyone you can. Post it on Facebook or Tweet it. By registering yourself as a marrow or cord donor and then forwarding this email to at least 10 people now, we can spread the word to 50,000 possible donors in 48 hours.

3. VISIT DEVAN’S SITE – www.matchdevan.com – we will be including details on how to register, how to donate cord blood, how to organize your own drive, upcoming drives in your area, information on leukemia and FAQs about donation.

WHERE TO REGISTER

In the US go to Be The Match Bone Marrow Registry here. (you need to be 60 or under)

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