Never heard or even thought about it before but I highly encourage all who can to get marrow typed through the National Marrow Donor program . I've given blood and am listed as an organ donor but this is something else worth considering. A lot of people are waiting for a match that could save their lives and relatives are not always viable.
An additional lesson from this is that it is very hard for relatives over-seas to get typed into the US National Marrow Donor program. They can get typed and added to the national database for that country but it doesnt mesh with other country databases.
Perhaps the various databases should be merged so that more people could be helped. Just a thought.
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