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 […]
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…
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. […]
Yesterday, I got a call from the National Marrow Donor Program. I have been chosen to be a bone marrow donor for a five year old boy with leukemia. Wow, that hit me hard. I have done Confirmatory testing before and was never chosen. Now I have a chance to help a small boy. I […]