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I'd like to add one other important (free!) way you can help: Sign up to be a marrow donor. In the US, here: https://bethematch.org https://bethematch.org Ale
by stickfigure 8y ago
I'd like to add one other important (free!) way you can help: Sign up to be a marrow donor.
In the US, here: https://bethematch.org https://bethematch.org
Alex mentioned graft-vs-host disease. When you get a marrow transplant, the better the match, the more likely you are to survive. The bigger the database, the better chance of a good match.
Seven years ago I lost a good friend to non-hodgkin's lymphoma. Cancer sucks.
- soy_comptroller 8y agoFor non-US donors, check out WMDA[1] for information on joining a marrow donor list. Many countries have some sort of donor-sharing agreements. I know someone in California who received a donation from someone in Germany. [1] https://www.wmda.info/donor/become-a-donor/ https://www.wmda.info/donor/become-a-donor/
- sundvor 8y agoSigned up over a decade ago with Australian Red Cross blood service. Haven't heard anything but it's good knowing that if the call ever comes, I personally might save someone's life. (Donating O- helps in a more general way.)