Urgent Need For Donor Coming Up, Check What We Are Looking For

Feb 19th from Randy "Yesterday, Suzanna donated blood. I'm sure they used a fire hose. I went to sit with her and just like that, she was done. She did have a spell of light-headedness and that brought nurses running. It didn't take her long to recover and that was good! Wendy had a doctor's appointment today. Her doctor is very nice and Wendy is doing well with the chemo. That's really not news but it's good to start with a positive. The doctor reaffirmed that Wendy would not get better without a transplant, which we also knew. We didn't know how difficult it would be to find a match. They've looked through world wide donors registry and after having gone through it once, the next step is to check it weekly. We were told numerous times that there would be little or no point in testing family and friends. I imagine it's because the current list is millions upon millions. it may take that long to find one. Preferred donors are male and the age range is 17 to 35. The next best donor would be a woman who has had no children [or where the](this part got cut off in the message) baby is born. It will take more than one sample to get enough cells to do the job. We're still hoping for an adult donor"


I know that they said friends and family may not be able to help, but still if you know anyone between the ages of 17-35, who would be willing to sign up to be a donor, then that would increase Wendy's chances and chances for more people like Wendy looking for help that they can only get from another who is willing to sacrifice of themselves. 

The Donor Websites again are:

In Canada:
www.onematch.ca

In the US:
www.bethematch.org