{"id":141,"date":"2013-02-21T10:00:38","date_gmt":"2013-02-21T10:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conversations.itgroove.net\/?p=141"},"modified":"2023-02-24T21:48:49","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T21:48:49","slug":"consider-being-a-stem-cell-donor-or-a-blood-donor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/archive\/2013\/02\/21\/consider-being-a-stem-cell-donor-or-a-blood-donor\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider Being a Stem Cell Donor or a Blood Donor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.ca\/url?sa=i&amp;rct=j&amp;q=stem+cell+donor&amp;source=images&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;docid=VmK_YNeRNUEK0M&amp;tbnid=Au9uOawk1GsVmM:&amp;ved=0CAUQjRw&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.clf4kids.org%2Findex.php%2Fblog%2Fitem%2F211-would-you-save-someone%25E2%2580%2599s-life-if-you-could&amp;ei=ehIlUdiPDrCUigLkoYGYDA&amp;bvm=bv.42661473,d.cGE&amp;psig=AFQjCNEnAN4tiSIM9yndqVwa9Coy-JzU9g&amp;ust=1361470408952196\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/168\/382052790_866d971511.jpg\" width=\"145\" height=\"172\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou need a stem cell (bone marrow)\u201d transplant\u201d.\u00a0 Those are chilling words that many people suffering from \u201cblood cancers\u201d hear nowadays.\u00a0 The words are not chilling because of the need for the transplant as they are words that offer hope.\u00a0 No, they are chilling because it means\u00a0 a donor has to be found and that is no easy task.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike blood transfusions that rely on simple factors like blood type, stem cell transplants rely on a large number of genetic factors; simply having the same blood type as a transplant recipient doesn\u2019t enter the picture.\u00a0\u00a0 The best candidates for a donor are the recipient\u2019s siblings and family members but that is no guarantee a match will be found.\u00a0 Some patients are very lucky in that a family donor is a perfect match but many more have to rely on the larger population as a whole.\u00a0 And this is where the problem lies as simply not enough people are registered as stem cell donors.\u00a0 Moreover, the problem is magnified for certain ethnic segments of the population as donor registrations in those populations are virtually non-existent.<\/p>\n<p>Why don\u2019t people register as stem cell donors?\u00a0 That\u2019s hard to say but there is a preconception out there that the donation procedure is \u201cpainful\u201d.\u00a0 The process of donating stem cells, if you are selected as a donor, is not much more rigorous than donating blood (which is also something that people should do more often).\u00a0 Yes, there can be some discomfort involved but the days of having a needle painfully jabbed into your hip bone are long gone.\u00a0 A few hours connected to a \u201ccell separation\u201d machine are all that is required.<\/p>\n<p>Itgroove family members have been touched by this need and, thankfully, a family donor was found.\u00a0 But many others are not so lucky.<\/p>\n<p>So, this is a simple plea \u2026 register as both a blood donor and a stem cell donor.\u00a0 This simple, generous act could literally be a lifesaver!<\/p>\n<p>~Robert~<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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