Posted in seeker, tagged donor on April 26, 2008 | No Comments »
There are marrow donor drives in many places—here are two coming up soon:
April 26: Derbyshire, UK
April 28: Boston
CW added a comment recently:
Dear Potential Registrants:
There’s one thing I didn’t make clear:
The place my sister & I registered for free in Sugar Land (Texas) is =not= on the bone marrow registry website!
It’s a subsidiary of one of [...]
Posted in seeker, tagged donor on April 25, 2008 | No Comments »
Didn't I order that yesterday? (Yes, I could check on my blog, but it sure feels like I ordered it yesterday.)
Five minutes to unpack, do four swabs, and pack for the mail. The coolest thing is the biohazard sticker for the folder that holds the swabs—I understand why they don't send an extra sticker as [...]
Posted in seeker, tagged donor on April 24, 2008 | No Comments »
From kino-kid:
All the registries work together. For example, if someone in Germany is a match for recipient in the US, it’s still a go. I speak with a woman in the UK who had a son match for a woman from Detroit, MI.
In fact, because the US has the largest, most diverse registry (despite huge [...]
Posted in seeker, tagged donor on April 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »
1. Even if you’re not eligible to donate blood, you may still be able to donate marrow: april-art wrote in a comment here, “It said that I was allowed to register but would have to be evaluated on an individual basis if something actually came up (like a match, I assume).”
The medical guidelines are here. [...]
Posted in seeker, tagged donor on April 21, 2008 | 15 Comments »
I don’t know if the contributor wants to be anonymous, so I’ll only say this much now: Thank you! I’ll blog about what happens from here on out.
Posted in seeker, tagged donor, race on April 21, 2008 | 5 Comments »
From Why are racially and ethnically diverse donors urgently needed?
For a successful transplant, the tissue type of a bone marrow donor or a cord blood unit needs to match the patient’s as closely as possible. Tissue types are inherited, so patients are more likely to match someone who shares their racial or ethnic heritage. And [...]
Posted in seeker, tagged donor on April 19, 2008 | 16 Comments »
I posted this earlier, but it was in a list of things. It deserves its own post:
As noted at Heal Emru, it’s easy for healthy, eligible adults to help:
1. Visit your registry’s website or local office.
2. You must complete a form consenting to be added to the registry.
3. Provide a mouth swab or a blood [...]
