SWAB DAY!!!!!!!

IT'S MY BE THE MATCH SWAB DAY!!!

Today was the day!!!  My donation packet arrived and I was ready to swab!  

It was easy breezy and would have taken about 5 minutes if I wasn't taking pictures!

My wish is to inspire at least one person to follow me in joining the registry and maybe, just maybe one day save someone's life!  

To start...the envelope! 

4 little things.

4 items in the envelope!

They included.....

1. A letter welcoming me to Be The Match and a thank you for joining.

2. A booklet filled with Be The Match information.

3. The Swab Kit.

4. A paid postage return envelope for the samples!

And Thats IT!!!

You are sent 4 large pre-packaged Q-Tip swabs, 4 sticker bar codes, and a container to hold your samples.

So one at a time, you take a swab, swallow and rub it on the inside of your cheek for 10 seconds! 

So 40 seconds of mouth swabbing and I was done!

You put a bar code sticker on each swab, and into the holder they go! 

Done!

So that's it! 

In the envelope my samples went and off to the mail box!

It should take about 2 months for my swabs to be processed and then I will officially receive my donation card!  

In case you were wondering, our sweet little pup Ruca has to be involved in everything we do so she showed her support by keeping me company and watching the whole process! Don't worry she didn't come close to my samples!  She loves Mom too so I thought it was fitting for her to be right next to me!  

So there it is! I am so excited and so proud to be given the opportunity to possibly have a chance to give someone else a chance at living! 

Joining the registry is easy and free!  If it wasn't for people on the registry, my Mom's chances of finding a stem cell donor would have been almost 0.  

I encourage you to join the registry, or find a fundraiser to participate in, or just start spreading the word that transplant patients need to be given more and more chances at survival.

Mom, this was for you and for all of the patients out there waiting for a donor.

It's one small thing of many I can do, but it's a start. 

I pray that I will be asked to donate sometime in my life.

Everyone deserves a miracle or second chance at life and I hope that one day I can be a part of giving that!

For more information on joining the registry click HERE!!!!!