Being a Bone Marrow Donor

The team at Dana Farber contacted me and gave me an introduction on being a donor [ <a href="https://www.dana-farber.org/how-you-can-help/get-involved/donate-bone-marrow-and-stem-cells/donate/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">you may email or text Dana to join</a>]. I gave them my personal information to send me a saliva swab kit to see if I was a match. They give you all instructions inside the package and a return envelope. After sending it back, they gave me a call after a week or so, letting me know I was a match. The next step was a planned visit to the institute to get clearance to donate. Visit and week after: I drove up to Dana Farber and met with the donation facility’s coordinator, clinicians, and nurses. They try to get you there early as possible. The duration of the visit lasted about 5.5 hours. During the time, I completed a physical evaluation, blood work [for testing], did a chest x-ray [due to smoking weed], signed release forms/ documents, and a vein assessment. <a href="https://medium.com/@marcjarmutowski/being-a-bone-marrow-donor-f78b20cc8c52">Website</a>