Be a Donor

Well, Terry and I have been at our yearly In-Service (school) this week and today 11-12-09, we had a guest speaker. Ms. Hope Guidry-Groves with the "Be a Match" Foundation talked to us about donating bone marrow. Her story touched Terry and I so deeply that we signed up on the spot. If you have known, or have had someone in your family affected by any of the blood related Cancers, you would appreciate the activities of this organization. They keep the DNA profiles of over 7 million people on file and this data base is constantly searching its files for matches relating to bone marrow transplants. Donors must match 10 points on the DNA to be selected as a possible match for someone needing the transplant. It doesn't cost you a penny to join this database nor does it cost you if you are selected. The organization will pay for everything related to your donor ship. The marrow you donate could be what saves another person's life, and gives them back the time they would have lost with family, children, etc. A small amount of pain, (after the donation) to me is a small price to pay to give someone their life back. I will be posting a link to this website in the LINKS portion of my site, so please visit them and sign up. You never know..................it might be someone you love or care about that will need your marrow to save their life.