This is baby Andrew.
(THIS IS RE-POSTED FROM MY DEAR FRIEND CAROL'S BLOG - THE HAPPY SAD MAMA, Baby Andrew is her cousin's baby, he is very sick with congenital leukemia. Please read the rest of the post below, if you can help him, PLEASE do!)
If you're reading this, I am guessing there is about a 90% chance that you know somebody who is pregnant.
If you do, (or if you are), please do this: copy down this address
http://www.cryo-intl.com/enroll/donating
This is the enrollment form to donate umbilical cord blood. It is very easy to do, you have to download and submit forms by the end of your 34th week (and get your doc's signature) and be planning a birth at an approved hospital (all the ones in my area were approved, you can call the number to see if yours is also on the list).
This week, my cousin's baby, Andrew, who is very sick with congenital leukemia, is receiving a bone marrow transplant that is from donated cord blood. His life will literally be saved (we hope and pray) because somebody out there took the time to fill out a few papers, get their doc to sign them, and sent them in. Imagine that instead of your (or your friend's) cord being tossed out as medical waste, it could potentially prevent a very sick baby or child from dying.
Do it now. Copy the address, pass it on. If you are pregnant, download the forms right now.
Please?
RSVP. I would be curious to see how many of you are able to pass this information on, or to use it yourself. Imagine if your cord blood could save this baby's life. Wouldn't you do it?
3 comments:
I know I would do this in a heartbeat. My daughter is pregnant and I will send it to her. Being that she works in the medical field and works in the blood center she knows how these kind of things save lives. My prayers are with Baby Andrew and all of his family.
I know i would do this if i could, and i tried when my babies were born but in our (geographic) area you cannot donate cord blood. I don't know why, but there is noone local to take it. I wasn't going to pay for storage of it for our personal use but i would've liked to donate it, it seems like such a waste to just throw it away.
I will pray for Baby Andrew....
i found out about this too late with my last pregnancy, but i am pregnant again, and definitely plan to donate this time.
i followed a link from teambiton's blog, hope you don't mind. :)
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