Danielle's Meandering Thoughts....: You should register!!!

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

You should register!!!

GO HERE to Sign up for free (thanks Shan!)

A good long while ago, near the finale of Act I, Kevin and I registered to be bone marrow donor. The idea of actually donating bone marrow sounded painful but we just registered our information so that in case we are a perfect match for someone we can actually help them. The registration is not painful at all (if I recall you have to like swab some spongey things and put into separate containers?)... anyway..at the time we did it as a part of a Leukemia thing for a Geneseo student that was in need of bone marrow.

I know if my bone marrow is ever needed as much as my fears of pain would be present, the knowledge that I am helping and perhaps saving another human's life would allow me to push through my own personal torment to hopefully help someone through theirs. So I registered.

and I hope you will also!
D

9 comments:

Laura said...: Great Post D! When I worked at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, I worked for the Pediatric Leukemia service and for the Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant service. Bone marrow can be the gift of life for some of these little patients (and adult patients as well). That's a wonderful thing that you did!; March 31, 2009 at 1:54 PM
Danielle said...: Thanks Laura!!!; March 31, 2009 at 1:54 PM
~SHANNON~ said...: okay- you guilted me into it. If it were Molly I'd hope that a match would be found, and that someone would be willing to help save her. I'm totally going to register right now. Great post D.; March 31, 2009 at 1:59 PM
Danielle said...: I did not mean to guilt you into it Shan, but I'm glad your considering registering anyway!:); March 31, 2009 at 4:05 PM
Nicole said...: thats awesome D!! good for you guys! thats a great thing to be able to help others with:) i'll go onto it and see how to register! where do you have to go to do it??; April 1, 2009 at 11:27 AM
Danielle said...: Nikki I have no idea honestly how you do it from a distance, maybe they send you an envelope and instructions. When I went it was at like a local church and we filled out forms and they had a whole assembly line of craziness. I'd check the website!; April 1, 2009 at 11:53 AM
Nicole said...: ok cool thanks! maybe we'll try to do it:); April 1, 2009 at 4:57 PM
~SHANNON~ said...: D-

You may want to pass this link on to anyone that can't afford to pay to be part of the registry. The link you have above costs $50 dollars. The link below will send you a collection kit free of charge.

Just Watch video, sign up for kit. So simple. 6 year old Jasmina Amena needs a bone marrow trnsplant http://www.oneforjasmina.com/; April 5, 2009 at 12:26 PM
Danielle said...: Thanks Shan! You're so smart!; April 6, 2009 at 7:49 AM