I donated stem cells (bone marrow) a year ago to a woman who had leukemia. I just went into the National Institute of Health of Health (NIH) yesterday for a one year check-up and to sign some consent forms to release my contact info to the recipient. Apparently she is interested in making contact with me. The last I heard, she was “alive and well”. It’s exciting to think about being able to communicate with her and to find out who she is and how she is doing. Please pray for her continued health.
It has been a tremendous blessing to have been a part of this whole process. Despite what Robin Hanson thinks, I am in awe of the progress of medical technology and the things doctors can now treat that would have been a hopeless a generation or two ago. I was listenting to a podcast yesterday in which Russ Roberts and David Leonhardt were discussing the same thing. According to them, the poorest person in America today would receive better treatment than President Eisenhower did after his heart attack in 1955. The progress of medical advancements is truly amazing.
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the story is uplifting.
Reminds me of this girl, who's dream was to go to college. She, too, was lucky enough to be admitted to NIH, later on to St. Jude, then to get a match for bone marrow only to die weeks later. Her journey was probably one that blessed many around her in a short amount of time. The trips we took to visit her in MN opened our eyes/hearts to the struggle of a fragile life and the blessed assurance one can have.
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