robotropolis (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} robotropolis) wrote,@ 2007-10-26 14:05:00 |
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OneMatch
Today, I signed up to be a bone marrow/stem cell donor through Canadian Blood Services' OneMatch registry. I haven't gone in for the blood tests, but I'm pretty excited. Basically, you get tissue typed through a blood test, then if they have anyone in need who matches you (could be in one year, could be ten years, could be never) they will contact you for further testing and donation.
There are two types of donation: in the first, less taxing, you get stem-cell-producing drugs and donate blood. In the second, you donate marrow directly from your pelvis or other long bones (under general anesthesia). I know it hurts, but it apparently is not TOO bad...and certainly not as much as losing a your life to leukemia. It's FREE to register and free to donate, so please consider registering. It's a great mitzvah to save someone's life, as I read on one donor page.
Today, I signed up to be a bone marrow/stem cell donor through Canadian Blood Services' OneMatch registry. I haven't gone in for the blood tests, but I'm pretty excited. Basically, you get tissue typed through a blood test, then if they have anyone in need who matches you (could be in one year, could be ten years, could be never) they will contact you for further testing and donation.
There are two types of donation: in the first, less taxing, you get stem-cell-producing drugs and donate blood. In the second, you donate marrow directly from your pelvis or other long bones (under general anesthesia). I know it hurts, but it apparently is not TOO bad...and certainly not as much as losing a your life to leukemia. It's FREE to register and free to donate, so please consider registering. It's a great mitzvah to save someone's life, as I read on one donor page.
