A vast number of people who join the national bone marrow registry do not get selected for marrow donation. However, for those individuals lucky enough to be selected from the registry to donate marrow to someone in need, there are a couple ways to do so. The most common method is Peripheral Blood Stem Cell donation (PBSC). To see a quick video of the process, check out the following video:
http://www.youtube.com/user/bethemat...59/2bTCSslVmKs
The other method is Marrow Donation (which is the method I chose when I donated marrow back in 2004, which was the most common method of the time). This method is seldom done now, because of advantages the PBSC has for the patient... the process can be seen here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/bethemat...60/YV0_a9y583U
One other video that I would suggest watching explains why you should join the registry...
http://www.youtube.com/user/bethemat.../2/IJ2RsJFGtNQ
... now tell me, are you going to argue with Shaq?!?! >;-)
http://www.youtube.com/user/bethemat...59/2bTCSslVmKs
The other method is Marrow Donation (which is the method I chose when I donated marrow back in 2004, which was the most common method of the time). This method is seldom done now, because of advantages the PBSC has for the patient... the process can be seen here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/bethemat...60/YV0_a9y583U
One other video that I would suggest watching explains why you should join the registry...
http://www.youtube.com/user/bethemat.../2/IJ2RsJFGtNQ
... now tell me, are you going to argue with Shaq?!?! >;-)
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