My PICC Line

My personal journey, with aplastic anemia, through the healthcare industry

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Entries Tagged ‘Be the Match’

Cory Booker wants you to save a life

Ever see one of those old tapes where the Beatles walk onto the stage and people(well women, but the analogy to come is less embarrassing if I say “people”) just start passing out at the sight of them? I would be one of those “people” at the sight of Corey Booker. The guy is what [...]

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Ethnic minorities and the National Donor Program

The video above highlights 6 year old Hispanic boy Antonio Rieder’s pursuit of a suitable match for the bone marrow transplant he needs. Taylor Matt, a teenager from New York who has also struggled to find a match through the registry because he is a quarter Native American. These stories are not uncommon among ethnic [...]

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Reader’s Questions: Tracking your kit

Many of my friends and family members have joined the national bone marrow registry since all this happened. Some were motivated by the global impact of the gesture, others were hoping to help me in particular; either way the act is noteworthy. I’m going to hop up on the soap box here for a second. [...]

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