Bone Marrow Donation Sign-up Thread. For Mr Lisad!!!!! Please keep bumped!!!!

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For those who have seen the thread today. Mr Lisad123 (who is also Misdee's bil) has been diagnosed with chronic leukaemia.

I think we need another MN donation mission. Is everyone on the bone marrow donation register? I know we all signed up for the organ donor register when Misdee's Peter was needing a transplant, but the bone marrow donation register is separate.

My DH donated his bone marrow last month to a lady in the UK with chronic leukamia and she is doing well.

I hope everyone will join and make sure they get their blood tissue-typed to see if they are a match. All people between 18-40 years old are considered. Young men in this age group are especially useful due to a high concentration of stem cells in the bone marrow.

Details on:-

Anthony Nolan Trust

or for those in Wales:-

Welsh Blood Service

Please sign up and please keep this thread bumped because I'm away from PC all evening today.

BTW Lisa's husband is half spainish, so would he need someone who is half spainish too??

Not sure but I know it makes a difference for eastern europeans. So possibly.

I can't, had hepatitis ten years ago. But, bump.

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Have bookmarked the website as I can't donate at present (had piercings and tattoos very recently).

Thinking of you Lisad123 and all your family.

Am on register, but on hold at present (baby under one). I have a note in my in-tray telling me to let them know in August.

Don't wish to side track people, but it is very likely that MrLisad123 will need blood or blood products during treatment.

So get down the blood donors too MN-ers.

Bumping on.

Morningpaper - here is the link to my earlier thread a couple of weeks ago about DH's bone marrow donation last month.

bone marrow

He really is fine now - he said it was easier than his vasectomy 2 years ago, despite the General Anaesthetic. He's playing hockey again now so all going well.

It's worth mentioning again that they now have a new way of harvesting the stem cells they need for bone marrow donation, by using dialysis - so it is possible to do it straight from the blood, rather than from the bones under a GA. DH couldn't give this way because his veins weren't quite good enough in his arms and it takes a few hours to do this way so you need good strong veins in both arms. He found the whole process fine though and he said (for those of you trying to tempt your DH's to donate) that he got treated like a hero by everyone. He said he got more flirtatious hero comments and attention from people for doing it than he does when he takes the kids to the park -

Fingers crossed that a match turns up soon. In our prayers.

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cant stop long but wanted to say thank you so much, bring tears (whats left) knowing you all care so much xx

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been up tons in the night with ds2 and ds3 and couldnt stop thinking of all of you xxx

Actually a friend of mine is married to a Spaniard. Will tell her about this thread

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lisad123 dh doesnt need bone marrow aat present, it will be a last resort.

but its fab you are all thinking of him and lisad

I've just signed up and DH is in the process. Really sorry you're all going through this.

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Bump again! Come on folks - join the register! If you do donate, you get time off work!!!!

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Sorry to hear about your DH lisad123.
I'm too old to register [ancient crone in her 40s ]], but bumping this for you.

I am sorry that neither myself or DH are eligible

Not sure if I am eligable either because of antibodies.

exclusions

It doesn't mention it on there.

I once emailed the national blood service about it and they said they weren't sure if it stopped me from donating or not.

Not sure how I can find out.

I have a little card which says that I have antibodies in my blood which may be of clinical importance but other than that I have no idea.