Hi Suzieq, To be perfectly honest, this is a "no brainier" to me because if it can bring in even one donor then it could potentially save a life. Even many more, because of others that may also take interest, and advantage of this program.
Something else you must realise is that when a donor gets his or her marrow typing done it usually goes into a bone marrow bank. It can sit there for a very short period of time or even for years until there is a recipient found in need of that type of HLA match. So, potentually it could be someone in need right now. or even a child that is not even born as yet. I am speaking with some authority about this because my life was saved through a bone marrow donation. Did you know that there is only a one in four percent chance that there will be a match between siblings? Unfortunately, these odds go up because this becomes in the thousands for non related donors. there is actually a one in twenty thousand chance for a match. Even then, there has to be a good HLA non reactive match, healthy individual with no hidden blood disorders to even consider transplantation. You just have to think about the person that needs either a bone marrow or stem cell transplant that can't find a matching donor. I don't have to go any further... GOD bless, Marty On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 2:20 PM, Suzieq <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello fellow CML'ers: > > This was seen in today's USA Today in front page of their Life > section. "A Bone Marrow Price Tag?" it's all about a lawsuit filed in > California last October argues that the government should not put bone > marrow in the same category as solid organs such as kidneys & other > organs. A hearing is set for March 15th in LA. > > A California based moremarrowdonors.org wants to start a pilot project > in which it would give donors $3000 toward a scholarship, rent or > mortgage payments or a charitable contribution in their name. It > would all be done through donations. > > All this is to try and generate more donors.........I'm wondering how > our group feels about this. At first, I was a little taken > back....then, I thought, well if it brings in more donors, it would be > good. I mean, we already pay those for plasma......so why not the > marrow since it grows back. But, then I read on down and I see where > this might lead to. As some skeptics talked about what's to stop from > later on trying to have the law removed where they can start selling > organs. > > This article is in Wed.'s Life section of the USA Today if anyone > wants to go and read it for yourselves before making a judgement > call. Like I said, I am torn on the subject. > > Keep On Looking Up, > Suzieq > > -- > [CMLHope] > A support group of http://cmlhope.com > ------------------------------------------------- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CMLHope" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope -- [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope
