The Mission




Well, 2012 brought us enough tragedy and heartache for a lifetime (and sadly that's still an understatement). I wasn't terribly shocked when 12/21 came and went and we were all still here. But by the time New Years rolled around I was still hoping for some change. So, my New Years Resolution: To complete at least one random act of kindness every day for a year. And so, I present to you a beam of hope from my little corner of the internet. Here is a running list of 365 random acts of kindness for 2013. Some of these may be a little ambitious but most of them are things you could easily do every day. This blog is not for any sort of attention or recognition and any hate or nay saying will not be tolerated. My simple hope is that this blog inspires other people to look at the world around them and help make it a better place for all of us.

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Day One!

Well, here we go. Day one and the year long journey is about to begin.
So today I signed up for the national bone marrow registry. I filled out a short questionnaire and found out I was an eligible donor.  It took about 10 minutes to fill out the application online. All you need is your social security number and a driver's license (if you have one, though it's not necessary).
At the end of the registration process you fill out your shipping information and they will send you a swab kit free of charge with return postage paid as well. Two weeks later your kit arrives in the mail. A quick swab- swab on the inside of your cheek and back in the mail it goes! Now your DNA is off to the lab where it will be archived for a possible future match!

Your bone marrow has the potential to save the life of someone suffering from leukemia, aplastic anemia, or some immune deficiency diseases. Now, donating bone marrow is not what it used to be. You think of them sticking a huge needle into your pelvis and sucking out some think red goo. NOPE! most of the time blood stem cells can be extracted directly from the blood stream and the process is quick an painless.

Posted by at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)