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All right, you're the one who finally got me. Each time Amit's story has come up on HN someone has posted a link how to join, and each time I'm closer to decidi

All right, you're the one who finally got me. Each time Amit's story has come up on HN someone has posted a link how to join, and each time I'm closer to deciding to do so, but always got a little scared before I pulled the trigger. Now that I see Amit found a donor and the system works (my eyes teared up a little reading his post), I finally decided I need to join. So, for everyone else like me who has needed just a bit more motivation; go on and join the registry. I just filled out the forms and requested the cheek swab kit. It takes about 15 minutes to fill out the forms, and then in two weeks they'll send you a cheek swab kit with instructions and a return envelope. Not too bad, so far...

fady 15y ago
wow, and you were the one who got me! i "was" in the same boat..passed it up, but after reading your post and the follow up, i just had to signed up. good luck; eat healthy. update: just finished signing up and it took a whole 7 mins. thanks for the nudge :) http://dl.dropbox.com/u/103326/Slingshot/Pictures/Screen%20Shot%202012-01-18%20at%206.22.13%20PM.png http://dl.dropbox.com/u/103326/Slingshot/Pictures/Screen%20S...
- ahoyhere 15y ago
  Thank you, lovesdir & fady!! You could totally have just set yourself up to save a life. Isn't that amazing? Yes, I'm all moony right now but I'm so happy. If you're reading this & on the fence about registering, especially if you are non-white or mixed race (& ESPECIALLY Asian + Caucasian), please check out this little site about an adorable little 4-year-old boy who loves sharks and desperately needs to find a donor: http://kyleneedsyou.org/ http://kyleneedsyou.org/ And do it now. Not only because doing it now means it'll actually get done, but because Amex is sponsoring the charity this month and paying for all their test-related costs -- meaning the more tests they register in January, the more money Be The Match will have left for future months & for getting the word out: http://marrow.org/Join/Join_Now/Join_Now.aspx http://marrow.org/Join/Join_Now/Join_Now.aspx
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- Jasber 15y ago
  This just pushed me into signing up too. I thought it would be a long complicated process. It wasn't. Definitely worth it.
  - fady 15y ago
    nice!
- nicholasreed 15y ago
  7 minutes? Either your tubes are way faster than mine or I need to start reading faster. Thanks for the push folks; it was much simpler than I expected, and now I can be excited for some snail mail!
- losvedir 15y ago
  Hooray, glad to hear it! :-)

fady 15y ago

wow, and you were the one who got me! i "was" in the same boat..passed it up, but after reading your post and the follow up, i just had to signed up. good luck; eat healthy. update: just finished signing up and it took a whole 7 mins. thanks for the nudge :) http://dl.dropbox.com/u/103326/Slingshot/Pictures/Screen%20Shot%202012-01-18%20at%206.22.13%20PM.png http://dl.dropbox.com/u/103326/Slingshot/Pictures/Screen%20S...

ahoyhere 15y ago
Thank you, lovesdir & fady!! You could totally have just set yourself up to save a life. Isn't that amazing? Yes, I'm all moony right now but I'm so happy. If you're reading this & on the fence about registering, especially if you are non-white or mixed race (& ESPECIALLY Asian + Caucasian), please check out this little site about an adorable little 4-year-old boy who loves sharks and desperately needs to find a donor: http://kyleneedsyou.org/ http://kyleneedsyou.org/ And do it now. Not only because doing it now means it'll actually get done, but because Amex is sponsoring the charity this month and paying for all their test-related costs -- meaning the more tests they register in January, the more money Be The Match will have left for future months & for getting the word out: http://marrow.org/Join/Join_Now/Join_Now.aspx http://marrow.org/Join/Join_Now/Join_Now.aspx
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Jasber 15y ago
This just pushed me into signing up too. I thought it would be a long complicated process. It wasn't. Definitely worth it.
- fady 15y ago
  nice!
nicholasreed 15y ago
7 minutes? Either your tubes are way faster than mine or I need to start reading faster. Thanks for the push folks; it was much simpler than I expected, and now I can be excited for some snail mail!
losvedir 15y ago
Hooray, glad to hear it! :-)