3rd day in La Jolla, son survived the first injection and is getting the second one this morning. He has some bone pain but is felling ok otherwise. The Stem Cell removal procedure is scheduled for Monday. Just thought I would give an update.
3rd day in La Jolla, son survived the first injection and is getting the second one this morning. He has some bone pain but is felling ok otherwise. The Stem Cell removal procedure is scheduled for Monday. Just thought I would give an update.
My young ne[hew is now almost one year out from stem cell transplant becauseof a generous donor!He would not have survived otherwise and is working very hard to graduate with his degree this May after 15 months in the hospital! So bless your son for us as well!
Great news about your nephew, we wish him all the best.
Today is the last day of injections, tomorrow he will do the procedure. Hasn't been too bad, bones have been hurting a little more each day. Procedure starts at 7:00am and he will take until about 3:00pm.
Marine wins jackpot after donating bone marrow
Feb. 26, 2012
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- A Marine who hit the jackpot on a penny slot in Las Vegas attributes his win to karma for donating bone marrow to someone in need.
"They asked me if I was sure I wanted to go through with it, because it's kind of painful, but what's a little pain if it will save someone's life?" Cpl. Alexander Degenhardt said, the Las Vegas Sun reported Sunday. "I look at this as kind of good karma for that."
Degenhardt won $2.8 million on the Money Vault Millionaires Seven slot at the Bellagio on Feb. 19, the Sun reported.
The Marine said he and several fellow Marines were in Las Vegas from Washington D.C., where he is stationed, for training at Nellis Air Force Base.
While waiting for their return flight, Degenhardt and some friends decided to kill a couple of hours at the casinos.
He said he didn't realize he had won. "Dude, what just happened?" Degenhardt remembers asking his friend.
"It's something you always want to happen, but when it does happen you don't believe it," he said.
I'd love to know the outcome of this story. I know this thread hasn't been updated in a little while. I stumbled across it and it grabbed my interest.
My DH and I have been on the list since 1996. My DH was called in early 1999 (while a SR in AFROTC at Embry Riddle - we were not typical college students, already married for 7 years with two kids). It was never a thought not to do it - his cadre warned him that he still needed to pass the PT test for commissioning. His procedure was in April of 1999 - right before commissioning. He had a traditional bone marrow withdrawal procedure and ten days later passed his PFT and graduated/commissioned on time.
We then PCS'd to flight training - where DH learned that our recipient needed another transplant. This time we were flown to NIH in Maryland - where DH underwent apheresis.
We are now VERY CLOSE with recipient family - never underestimate how your act of kindness with reward and enrich your life. We live within 2 miles of recipient family (have been stationed here twice for a total of 7+ years and counting) - and no we did not know them before hand. Funny how fate works.
I am now on these threads looking at AFROTC/ USAFA / USNA for my son - he has been nominated and awaiting acceptance.