Finding a Donor

Finding a bone marrow donor is a simple yet difficult task.  They prefer a sibling match over a non related relative match.  Mother and Father will NOT be a match because you get one chromosome from each parent so they will not have both chromosomes needed. 

To find out if you are a match, all that is need is a sample of your blood.

To donate if you are a match, you are hooked up to an IV that is placed on the left or right side on the front of your shoulder area.  They give you a medication that will increas your white blood cell count.  They will monitor your white count as it rises and when it gets to the number they are looking for they will take the white blood cells from you.

The difficult part is finding a donor that matches.