Comments on: One donor, two donations

By: Karissa

Karissa — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:06:55 +0000

I donated back in October of 2011 and in May of 2012 my mother was diagnosed with AML. She received a transplant from an unrelated donor in Oct 2012.I have just received a call to donate again to the same recipient. Very nervous this time around, but I would never turn down the chance to help someone just as someone else helped my mom.

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By: Jemelyn

Jemelyn — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:28:45 +0000

Michael Vassar: Can you explain this more? What do you think exilpans these random choices in the first place? Are people acting locally without thinking globally? Why might this be? Do they perhaps know more about the randomly chosen organizations than about others they did not choose? Do they have a special affinity for the cause they support, because of a random life experience, perhaps? You’ve made quite a strong statement that the way people choose causes to support is a severe cultural problem but I’m not sure I follow your logic here. Could you explain, perhaps from a high level?

By: Mano

Mano — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:11:30 +0000

I don’t know if 90s slang was ever cool, however Will Smith most deenlitfiy is still cool And his last film, Seven Pounds, was all about the power of giving life through giving a (biological) part of yourself. Like giving blood!

By: April

April — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:09:48 +0000

I dontated PBSC’s back in September 2011. I got a call yesterday that the gentleman that I donated to passed away back in January. My donation was international! I know that I would donate again if I was needed. I was on the list for 3 years before getting called!

By: Website Value

Website Value — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 07:05:20 +0000

Wonderful story, he deserves a lot of appreciation and love. Congratulations to him, he’s a great man and he helped a lot. It’s lovely to see great people that help.

By: rusty dove

rusty dove — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:04:50 +0000

Dear Dan,
Please consider that some of the organizations to which one might donate hair charge patients for their wigs, while some do not. Please check out the Pantene site. And PLEASE enjoy the vid from Londonderry NH. My daughter,of whom I am very proud, did the research before donating her own hair and clued me in. Thank you for your donations, all of them.
Peace, dove

By: Cindy Kaiser

Cindy Kaiser — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:30:44 +0000

Thank you everyone for being registered. I registered 15 years ago, never realizing how my life would ultimately be impacted. My 24 year old son was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia only four months ago and he has been on the registry for about a month. We are extremely hopeful for a match and his full recovery. Bless you all!

By: Mary Byrnes

Mary Byrnes — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:48:04 +0000

Thank you for being so courageous.
My son is a stem cell transplant recipient and it saved his life. He had a double cord blood transplant. I am on the donor list and would love to be called to donate. Thank you.

By: Tam

Tam — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:21:11 +0000

Wonderful story! I joined the registry in 2008 and was contacted in the fall of 2010 that I was a match. I did a stem cell donation in March of 2011. In my case it only took one day – about 6 hours total. I had almost no symptoms from the filgrastim – just the tiniest bit of stiffness in the mornings. I was tired after the procedure but felt fine the next day, and my blood counts were back to normal within a week. I was 51 years old at the time, a bit overweight – and if I can do it so can anyone! If you have not been called don’t feel bad – the fact that you have volunteered and would donate if asked is wonderful! Also you can help to educate people and promote joining the registry.