Today is World Marrow Donor Day, my daughter Lani, is waiting for her donor match

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MichaelJVader on September 18th, 2021 at 19:20 UTC »

Good luck to Lani. Hoping a suitable donor is found quickly for her!

Peacefulmama on September 18th, 2021 at 19:24 UTC »

We live in the US. But the registries are linked world wide.

Here is the US registry https://my.bethematch.org

List of other registries that work with Be the Match in the US. https://bethematch.org/about-us/global-transplant-network/cooperative-registries/

thelivinlegend on September 18th, 2021 at 21:47 UTC »

I hope a match comes up soon. I donated back in 2008. Everyone involved was absolutely amazing and made the process incredibly easy, and it was such a busy year for me that after the short healing period, I barely thought about it over the next year.

It wasn't until the recipient contacted me and told me his story after the one-year incommunicado period that I truly understood that what ultimately cost me nothing meant literally everything to someone else. It was one of those really humbling moments that makes you think about the big picture. I'd do it again without hesitation and I always encourage people to get on the registry if they're able.

Somewhere Lani's donor has no idea they're just waiting to do something awesome!