A record 4,855 people stood in the rain for hours to see if they are a stem cell match for this 5 year old boy that is battling a rare type of cancer, in hope to save his life.
Adding a personal story. I organized a registration drive back in 2005 or so. Once every couple years or so I get an email (as the organizer) letting me know that someone who registered that day matched. It's a pretty amazing feeling. Think about if you're in a place (work, college, high school, etc) where you could get 10, 100, or 1000 people added to the registry. You can literally save many lives.
Also adding links for organizing donor drives: Gift Of Life and Be The Match They make it really easy for you. They'll send you a box full of everything you need.
Thanks to people who replied to the previous comment with new links to add. Keep 'em coming!
My best friend is battling MDS (pre-leukaemia) and we organized a donor drive in our town. So many people signed up, which was amazing. Soon after (but not related to the drive) she got word of a match and she is currently finalizing everything to get the transplant. Such a small thing to save a life. Everyone that is eligible should do it, you never know if you could be a match.😊
Dan-Morton75 on March 11st, 2019 at 01:39 UTC »
Do we know if he has yet to find the match? At this rate, every day counts for the little one
pm_me_your_kindwords on March 11st, 2019 at 02:22 UTC »
You, too, can be awesome! It is easy to join the donor list! I'm copying my comment from the last time bone marrow donation came up.
Here are some links with information on how you can join the registry in your country to potentially be matched as a donor:
US: (They all add you to the same registry. It does not matter which one you use.)
https://bethematch.org https://www.giftoflife.org For military personnel: https://www.salutetolife.org/ (thanks /u/OffGide)Other Countries:
Australia (thanks /u/AetherLock)
Belgium (thanks /u/Ex1stenc3_Is_Futil3)
Brazil (thanks /u/DarkRedDiscomfort)
Canada (thanks /u/loubug)
Denmak 1 - Just tell them when you give blood! (thanks /u/poleunicorn)
Denmak 2 (thanks /u/mjnielsen99)
Finland (thanks /u/Qurutin)
France (thanks /u/lapin0u)
India (thanks /u/crockrox)
Ireland (thanks /u/MeccIt)
Italy (thanks /u/_vatonage_)
Germany (thanks /u/fogelmensch and chihuahua001)
The Netherlands (thanks /u/DeltaKi87)
Norway Just tell them when you give blood! (thanks /u/fmlzelda)
Portugal (thanks /u/reddishik)
Romania (thanks Abi79)
South Africa (thanks /u/Groat47)
Singapore (thanks /u/random_avocado)
Spain (thanks /u/lucialg)
Sweden (thank /u/Steglad)
Switzerland Just tell them when you give blood! (thanks /u/Obelixismyhero)
Turkey (thanks /u/LGR9-D)
UK Anthony Nolan (thanks /u/Huskdoge)
UK DKMS (thanks /u/Donaldoed)
Adding a personal story. I organized a registration drive back in 2005 or so. Once every couple years or so I get an email (as the organizer) letting me know that someone who registered that day matched. It's a pretty amazing feeling. Think about if you're in a place (work, college, high school, etc) where you could get 10, 100, or 1000 people added to the registry. You can literally save many lives.
Also adding links for organizing donor drives: Gift Of Life and Be The Match They make it really easy for you. They'll send you a box full of everything you need.
Thanks to people who replied to the previous comment with new links to add. Keep 'em coming!
amy_spin on March 11st, 2019 at 04:07 UTC »
My best friend is battling MDS (pre-leukaemia) and we organized a donor drive in our town. So many people signed up, which was amazing. Soon after (but not related to the drive) she got word of a match and she is currently finalizing everything to get the transplant. Such a small thing to save a life. Everyone that is eligible should do it, you never know if you could be a match.😊