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Setareh Story
Helen's Poem
Parsis' Story
Farnaz's Story
Mona's Story
Hamid's Story
Peyman:Lymphoma Patient
Hi, I am Setareh, 28 yrs old, a dentist in my 2nd yr of Maxillofacial residency. I have been diagnosed with an aggressive form of Acute Leukemia (AML) and I'm being treated at MD Anderson cancer center.
Hear the silent plea of an ailing body,
Feel the aching pound of a mother’s heart,
Taste the salty tears that are shed in darkness,
Give, Be the Sun at the break of dawn

Helen Kamali
"My name is Parsis and I’m 2 ½ years old. I love my maman and baba very much, because they kiss me all the time and say I’m their Persian Princess. I hate it when I go to get blood…my mommy says it is good for me; but it hurts"
We don't know how else to say this. If you would take 5 minutes right now you may SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE. Can you imagine how huge that would be??? There are patients in hospitals right now, waiting for a bone marrow match, so their lives can be spared.
" I am writing to you from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Jackson Memorial Hospital, in Miami, Florida. Unfortunately after only four months living in America, in November 2007, I was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder, which has gradually led to bone marrow failure.
"I have Leukemia (AML) and looking for a bone marrow donor. I have a 12 years old daughter whom I love very much.
"I am 36 years old. In 2008, I was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Three months after an 8 months round of chemo and radiation, the disease came back and spread through my bones."
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PACI Music Video - Behind the Scenes

After months of preparation and anticipation, the music video for the PACI track was shot on Monday September 29th.  Once post production is complete, the music video will be simultaneously released to allPACI Group Iranian media internationally. It will also be available on PACI's dedicated channel on Youtube as well as PACI website. This project took over two months to complete and includes an extensive line up of people including the lyricist and composer as well as talented vocalists together with the brilliant production team and a lot of help from volunteers.

It all started last year when suggestions of making a commercial for cancer awareness were discussed amongst the PACI Board. How better to spread the word and the message of awareness but with song and music.

PACI Group

Raha Etemadi presented us with his beautiful lyrics, inspired by meeting Mrs. Sadler and PACI’s mission to bring cancer awareness to the Iranian community. We commissioned Babak Amini, a gifted composer and arranger to work on the melody and arrangement of this track. Erfan wrote his own lyrics for his rap portion, coming from the heart offering comfort to those suffering from Cancer and their loved ones. After numerous meetings and sessions at the recording studio, we decided on the final lineup of vocalists to perform and record the track. No song would be complete without a music video, so we approached one of the most experienced production crews in town, Static Free Films; music video led and directed by Gobi Rahimi.

The 12 hour shoot started at 11am and the whole day went like clockwork. Thanks to a great team working in harmony and coming together to overcome every obstacle in order to make the project a success. The star studded line up of voice talents in order of appearance in the music video/track are:

 

Sattar
MortezaGroup
Firoozeh
Kamyar
Andy & Shani
Shahbal
Sepideh
Babak
Morvarid
Black Cats
Erfan

Musicians;
Babak Amini; Guitar
Camille Amassier, Percussion
Homayoun Khosravi, Cello
Hovaness Byuran, bass Guitar