Comments | belladonnalin: Calling you to action. Please.

belladonnalin

Calling you to action. Please.

Jun 10, 2009 11:50

So, as many of you know, my good friend magnificentmndi's son has been undergoing treatment for Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia (JMML). Everything in their world changed in February and it's about to change again. Gregory is undergoing a bone marrow transplant tomorrow morning, a procedure that could save his life ( Read more... )

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raveninthewind June 10 2009, 22:45:51 UTC

I'm already registered.

FYI: It's especially important for those of mixed race to consider registering.

thegreginator June 11 2009, 04:13:59 UTC

Tru dat! And thank you!!!

belladonnalin June 11 2009, 16:28:25 UTC

Absolutely! I wasn't aware that race correlated to likelihood of matching - so important!

thegreginator June 11 2009, 04:15:58 UTC

You rock, girl!!! Thank you, I love you!

belladonnalin June 11 2009, 16:28:40 UTC

I love YOU. And I'm glad that it sounds like the transplant was successful.

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7iris June 11 2009, 05:08:45 UTC

YES. I'm registered, and I was actually a match for someone. I donated peripheral blood stem cells instead of bone marrow, a procedure that seems to be easier on the donor and more successful for the patient--the impression I got was that it's becoming the preferred option, so if you do match someone, chances are that's what you'll do. It wasn't that much worse than donating blood.

My thoughts are with your friend and her son.

belladonnalin June 11 2009, 16:29:04 UTC

Yeah, that's what Mindi's son received, as well! And I'm glad to hear that you were a match - what an amazing thing to give someone.