Day Starts out with Waiting

Hey everyone.

Hope you are enjoying reading and also learning a few things. I hope to accomplish a few things with this blog
1. Help to inform others about the process
2. Dispel some of the Rumors that are out there about this process
3. Have a place for new donors or people interested in donation process to become informed
4. Document this process for my personal reasons
5. Have something for my son to read one day :)

I started this blog not knowing what it was going to become but I think I have figured that out. I LOVE the thought that I have a place to get my feelings down on "paper". Its in a way difficult right now for me, because I don't know anyone thats given Bone Marrow before so I have nobody to "soundboard" off of, my family and SO are trying but they are going through this for the first time as well. I am finding that they are supportive but they don't have the answers to the questions I have as they come up, which is ok really because Heather at DKMS Americas has been very helpful, she has opened up her phone number for me as well as her email so I do have direct access to her if I would happen to have a question that I can't find the answer to(which has not happened yet).

So Today is a Day of waiting so far. I keep checking my phone to make sure I have not missed something, I keep going on the computer to make sure my phone is working correctly delivering emails.

With Christmas right around the corner, I wonder if I should tell my out stretched family about whats going on right now, I don't want to have to tell them I wasn't a match this time, but I think it would be a Great Time to know about whats going on. My Grandfather died from Cancer and my Father has had Cancer(in remission) neither of them were Leukemia but they were still just as Devastating. I have known so many people touched by Cancer if not experienced themselves. So many people are claimed by this, its a VERY evil disease and has no boundaries, Anyone can come in contact with it, I think for me thats what makes this so important to me. I can only HOPE that if someone I love were to be in the position this patient is in there would be someone like me willing to give marrow to a complete stranger.

Well I have to go for now everyone. Have to get my house cleaned and then some errands to run.

I am sure I will write again soon!! Thanks for Reading.

If you have any questions for me, I will do my BEST to find the answer, please just leave them in comments on the post, in my guestbook to the right of this page or even contact me Via Facebook.

I would love to hear from the people that have checked in to read this. I will be sure to update once I hear any news as well!!

Thanks again,
Angie