Jon Stewart Lends a Hand to Fan Fighting Leukemia
As many of you know, when I'm not delivering the latest Gallagher scoops and Battlebot fanfic over here, I'm toiling away on my other blog, the Cancery Central Insider. Maintaining both projects is a lot of work, so it's always a welcome coincidence when they intersect like this.
Jonathan Haupt, 32, a Washington software engineer was diagnosed with an aggressive form of the cancer this spring.
[Jon] Stewart has invited Haupt to come to New York to see the Comedy Central show and tour the set when he recovers.
He has also sent a slew of "Daily Show" DVDs to help raise Haupt's spirits as he undergoes chemotherapy and awaits a bone marrow match.
"He's really struggling," said Stewart, urging New Yorkers to be tested to see if they are a match for Haupt or others like him.
"It's not giving up a kidney. It's just taking this swab test and then its a minor procedure if you're a match."
Haupt, who is of Eastern European Jewish descent, has not come close to finding a match among the 7 million registered donors on the national database, said Katharina Harf, who runs the bone marrow advocacy group DKMS.
"So much of this bone marrow stuff is matching up demographically," said Stewart, who couldn't resist throwing in a joke.
"That bone marrow he needs must be really gourmet bone marrow. You can only get it at Dean & DeLuca."
The Daily Show airs Monday through Thursday at 11pm / 10c.
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