My PICC Line

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

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Entries Tagged ‘misconceptions bone marrow donation’

Link PICC:CNN covers need for marrow donors

Feb.12, 2010 in Link PICCs

CNN spoke with Seun Adebiyi on the need for people to join the marrow registry. Watch it here.
Love to see main stream media cover this, especially a four plus minute spot in the age of sound bite journalism. Adebiyi does a nice job of explaining the ease of registering to become a marrow donor. We [...]

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How to Donate Bone Marrow

Jan.26, 2010 in Personal

I’ve mentioned before that I have never swabbed my cheek for another person or even donated blood. Now I rely on people not like me to live. Gulp.
I’ve tried to make up for my apathy by nagging others to join the marrow registry and posting here on the misconceptions associated with marrow donation. This video [...]

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I'm Matt Sheehan. In July 2009, I learned that I was suffering from a disease called aplastic anemia. What exactly caused it I may never know. What I do know is that for the next few years, I will endure thousands of hospital hours and the bureaucracy and confusion of the U.S. health care industry. I'd like to share my story. Please come back often.

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