Comments on The Giving Project: 365 Days of Random Acts of Kindness: Day Seventy-Four: Donor List

Along the same lines, platelet donation is somethi...

2009-12-11T12:10:39.844-05:00

Along the same lines, platelet donation is something you can do once a week, not once in a lifetime. It takes about two hours, so not everyone can do this often, but how about once per season? Platelets are needed for leukemia patients (often children), HIV patients, lots of others. You don't lose any actual blood. They run the blood from one arm, through a machine, then back into the other arm (sans platelets). In the meantime, you watch a movie or chat with the nurses. It's time consuming but painless, and absolutely saves lives.

Lisa is correct. I have been a donor for years and...

2009-12-07T10:19:25.941-05:00

Lisa is correct. I have been a donor for years and had to do the kit. It's no big deal, and may save a life! The trickier part is if you match and they take your bone marrow, but they medicate you heavily, so...... not so bad I think! Kelly

From what I understand some the scary things peopl...

2009-12-07T05:51:16.132-05:00

From what I understand some the scary things people believe about being a bone marrow donor are not completely accurate. I signed up a while ago as well- thinking, if it were my family member- or, gasp, child, I'd be praying everyone in the world signed up. It's really easy to do online too at I think marrow.org. It's free, they send you the kit, and you simply send it back. No charge, no hassle, nothing.
I think you did a very "kind" thing (and certainly deserve the shoes!!! ) :-)