BlaiddDrwg82

BlaiddDrwg82 t1_j6925kd wrote

We should have an automatic opt-in when you turn 18. Bone marrow donations save lives. I’d be dead if it wasn’t for the 10/10 match that was found for me—-in Germany!

Donating bone marrow is similar to donating blood/platelets. You get injected with something to stimulate your stem cells/bone marrow production (I don’t remember exactly) and then it’s removed in a similar process to taking blood. There’s no more drilling into your back and taking it directly from the bone.

So in terms of organ donation, this is the easiest one you could do AND it requires minimal effort on your part.

Donate blood, donate platelets, register with bethematch.org www.bethematch.organd maybe save a life.

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