Fuck Cancer

[brokenme]

Alright, so I found out through an article in the Baldwinsville newspaper what's going on with my brother. So he needs a bone marrow transplant. If I am a donor, which I am kinda likely, I won't be able to complete this fall semester. And if he doesn't get a donor, his cancer will most likely come back in the spring and it will kill him (since he

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[bigboobynicole]

good luck :( i hope your brother gets better

[brokenme]

thanks.

[razberrykisses]

my advice to you is that you should get checked out, and see if your a match. since you are a half sister, the chances of you and him being a match are slim to none. thats just the way it works. but if i were you i would talk to whomever is like "im charge" of his medical stuff. and be like look what am i supposed to do here? you want me to see if i am a match? then if you are then you help any way you can. and if you are not then keep going with your life. but remember if you are a match it doesnt mean you def have to donate to him. i mean it is a nice thing to do, but it is painfull and you are in college ect. do what your heart tells you. if i were you i would get tested asap so that you dont have to cancel plans or anything. you can just work things around what you need to do.

[brokenme]

I don't think you really understand what's been going on.

I already am getting checked. It takes 8 weeks to get the results. I had it July 16th. His twin wasn't a match, and since he has a unique bone marrow thing, it is most likely someone in the family will have the same one over anyone else. (i am the next most likely person)

Of course I have to donate to him if I'm a match. He could die if I do not. I think someone's life, especially my brothers, is more important than me being uncomfortable for a few weeks. Even if I'm not a match for my brother but a match for someone else, I'll do it.

[razberrykisses]

yeah it prolly is someone in the family but you never know. noone in my family was a match for my aunt or her son when they had cancer. they had to get someone outside the family. which made the whole family feel useless. it sucks. and i wasnt saying that you shouldnt donate, i was just saying you didnt have in case someone else was a match. if you are a match great. i didnt know your veiw on doing it. i was just trying to make you feel better
and i know how long the results take to come in, its hell waiting to know if you can help someone you love or not. i hope that someone in your family is a match so that he can get better. i will say a prayer for him and all that jazz. just keep your chin up. just have faith that he will get better

[brokenme]

There is a registry of over 5 million people, none of which were matches to my brother. The odds are seeming a bit slim.

[razberrykisses]

jeez. i hope you are a match hun.
i hope he gets better. i am so sorry that you have to go through this. especialy when you are in college, it makes it harder because if you go to school you wish you were there all the time. if you need someone to talk to i am here you have my screen name. <3 hope your bro gets well