Uri Lopatin, MD’s Post

I am guest editing a special issue of Viruses focused on transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of hepatitis B virus (HBV). Please consider contributing an article.

PLEASE SEE MY OTHER POST WITH A VIDEO FOR THE MOST RECENT UPDATE! https://lnkd.in/eG2e5KnR This is my son, Mark. He is getting platelets transfused today because they are so low. A recent bone marrow biopsy has shown that his bone marrows cellular level is <1%. In September of 2022, it was 30-40%. So many people have followed his journey, are praying and thinking of him, and have reached out to wish us well. I am and have been eternally grateful for your love and support In full transparency, we now find ourselves in a situation where we need to move forward with a bone marrow transplant as soon as possible, but we are finding that some of the matches we thought we had are not working out. The chances of a non-relative being a match are extremely low, but we are at a point where I will take any odds that are given to me. With that in mind, I am humbly asking, begging even, that if you are between 18-40 yrs of age, you register at BeTheMatch, or you share it with someone who is. Please, regardless of how well we know each other, if you see this post, please consider sharing it to your network in the hope that someone out there can save my sons life. Thank you and God bless #bethematch #bonemarrowtransplant #MarksMarrow https://lnkd.in/eximpaZZ

A Lady asked an old street vendor: "How much do you sell your eggs for?" The old man replied "0.50¢ an egg, madam.” The Lady responde, “I'll take 6 eggs for $2.00 or I'm leaving.” The old salesman replied, “Buy them at the price you want, Madam. This is a good start for me because I haven't sold a single egg today and I need this to live.” She bought her eggs at a bargain price and left with the feeling that she had won. She got into her fancy car and went to a fancy restaurant with her friend. She and her friend ordered what they wanted. They ate a little and left a lot of what they had asked for. So they paid the bill, which was $150. The ladies gave $200 and told the fancy restaurant owner to keep the change as a tip. This story might seem quite normal to the owner of the fancy restaurant, but very unfair to the egg seller. The question it raises is; Why do we always need to show that we have power when we buy from the needy? And why are we generous to those who don't even need our generosity? We once read somewhere that a father used to buy goods from poor people at a high price, even though he didn't need the things. Sometimes he paid more for them. His children were amazed. One day they asked him "why are you doing this dad?" The father replied: "It's charity wrapped in dignity.” I know that most of you will not share this message, but if you are one of the people who have taken the time to read this far... Then this message of attempted "humanisation" will have gone one step further in the right direction.