Author: Javier

Full Recovery

Recently, I have gotten great news. The boy with leukemia that I donated cells to has made a full recovery. It has been over a year since I made the donation, so I am so happy to learn, that the boy has returned to being an active child. I wish to thank the Marrow Donor […]

Get Rid Of The Grey Icon When Disabling LinkScanner in AVG Free 8.0

I love using AVG Free. It is a free antivirus that works. Yet when version 8.0 came out, a new service was added called LinkScanner. LinkScanner will try to identify sites that contain malware for you before you visit them. I did not need this service since I use Firefox, which has this service build […]

Changes

Within a few days everything changes. Instead of January 30, my donation is now scheduled for February 5. Now I will be undergoing a PBSC donation instead of a marrow donation. It has been a wild few days. Two more weeks to go…

The Date Is Set

Wednesday, January 30 I have passed the physical exam and the doctor has signed off for me to donate. All of the forms have been signed. Now the countdown starts. One thing left to do before the donation. I have to donate one pint of whole blood for myself to be used during the surgery. […]