They'll send you a free swab kit and test the cells to have you in their system. It takes 6-8 weeks from the day you send back the swab for them to complete testing and place you in the system. Only 0.25% of people end up being called to donate, but the more people in their system, the more people can be saved like OP and my father! Fuck Leukemia and Lymphoma
Edit: As it currently stands, those or European descent have a 77% chance of a match. Those of African descent have only a 23% chance!!!!! The typing and matching is strongly correlated to race/ethnicity, so the best way we can improve those numbers and save more people is to get more African Americans and BIPOC registered! Sickle cell, cancers, immune diseases, and potentially HIV (I believe there has been one proven case) can be treated and in many cases cured.
TripleMusketMan on June 15th, 2021 at 23:50 UTC »
Dude AND you get a quarter bag of strawberry smoothie fuckin win!
Henbit71 on June 16th, 2021 at 00:41 UTC »
Go to https://bethematch.org/ to sign up to be a possible stem cell or Bone Marrow donor!
They'll send you a free swab kit and test the cells to have you in their system. It takes 6-8 weeks from the day you send back the swab for them to complete testing and place you in the system. Only 0.25% of people end up being called to donate, but the more people in their system, the more people can be saved like OP and my father! Fuck Leukemia and Lymphoma
Edit: As it currently stands, those or European descent have a 77% chance of a match. Those of African descent have only a 23% chance!!!!! The typing and matching is strongly correlated to race/ethnicity, so the best way we can improve those numbers and save more people is to get more African Americans and BIPOC registered! Sickle cell, cancers, immune diseases, and potentially HIV (I believe there has been one proven case) can be treated and in many cases cured.
LoudEntertainment847 on June 16th, 2021 at 01:27 UTC »
I have 5 more treatments left. Cancer free so far. Hope all goes well for you.