June 22, 2022 Stem Cell Registry - Day 50!
Hey all, its been awhile since I have updated the blog. Hopefully it will live up to Mike's story telling but that is just a pipe dream. Today is Day 50! Half way until I should be able to go home but first, I'm looking forward to be released which should be coming shortly. What I wanted to focus on for this blog is the ultimate Act Of Kindness, DONATION OF STEM CELLS. Most bone marrow/stem cell donors will come from "strangers". A stranger had graciously offered to donate their stem cells for me. Someone that they have never met, someone who they will probably never know. This is the ultimate act of unselfishness and kindness. (Refer back to The Process blog if you need a refresh on those details) During conversations, I heard that many of the matched unrelated donors come from Germany. It was said that all citizens that qualify to join the registry must do so. I could not find anything to support this so if that is...