CAMDEN — Tracy Jalbuena is a mother of two and an emergency room doctor in the Midcoast, sworn to care for everyone in need, regardless of ability to pay. She has developed multiple myeloma and needs a bone marrow transplant to save her life, but there is no match for her in the National Bone Marrow Registry.

Read an interview with her here, Rockport emergency doctor seeks bone marrow donations

There are thousands like Jalbuena across the country. The registry is seeking healthy adults, between the ages of 18 and 44. 

On Aug. 20, there will be a marrow donor registry drive from 2 to 5 p.m. at High Mountain Hall, in Camden.

For more information, call Lauria O’Connell, 207-837-5831.