Meet Lisa….my life saving bone marrow donor!
Meet Lisa….my life saving bone marrow donor! Three years have passed since my bone marrow transplant to cure MDS and I would like to share one last blog with some exciting news! A few months ago I had the privilege of meeting Lisa, my life saving bone marrow donor. Lisa is from Germany, is 28 years old and is a nurse who works in the trauma surgery department. She joined the registry some time ago and when she got the call that she might be needed, she did not hesitate to roll up her sleeves and help. She was willing to do all that was medically necessary to help save my life. Lisa had to have many medical tests and take quite a few injections to prepare her body to give the marrow. It cost her time and made her tired, but she was committed. Then, about April 4, 2018, her marrow was harvested. The next step involved a courier getting on a plane with it in Germany and rushing it to Canada as fast as possible because after 72 hours, it can no longer be used. The timin