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by losvedir 5267 days ago
All right, you're the one who finally got me. Each time Amit's story has come up on HN someone has posted a link how to join, and each time I'm closer to deciding to do so, but always got a little scared before I pulled the trigger.

Now that I see Amit found a donor and the system works (my eyes teared up a little reading his post), I finally decided I need to join.

So, for everyone else like me who has needed just a bit more motivation; go on and join the registry. I just filled out the forms and requested the cheek swab kit. It takes about 15 minutes to fill out the forms, and then in two weeks they'll send you a cheek swab kit with instructions and a return envelope. Not too bad, so far...
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fady 5267 days ago
wow, and you were the one who got me! i "was" in the same boat..passed it up, but after reading your post and the follow up, i just had to signed up.

good luck; eat healthy.

update: just finished signing up and it took a whole 7 mins. thanks for the nudge :) http://dl.dropbox.com/u/103326/Slingshot/Pictures/Screen%20S...

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Jasber 5267 days ago
This just pushed me into signing up too. I thought it would be a long complicated process. It wasn't. Definitely worth it.
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fady 5267 days ago
nice!
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nicholasreed 5267 days ago
7 minutes? Either your tubes are way faster than mine or I need to start reading faster.

Thanks for the push folks; it was much simpler than I expected, and now I can be excited for some snail mail!

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losvedir 5267 days ago
Hooray, glad to hear it! :-)
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ahoyhere 5267 days ago
Thank you, lovesdir & fady!! You could totally have just set yourself up to save a life. Isn't that amazing? Yes, I'm all moony right now but I'm so happy.

If you're reading this & on the fence about registering, especially if you are non-white or mixed race (& ESPECIALLY Asian + Caucasian), please check out this little site about an adorable little 4-year-old boy who loves sharks and desperately needs to find a donor:

http://kyleneedsyou.org/

And do it now. Not only because doing it now means it'll actually get done, but because Amex is sponsoring the charity this month and paying for all their test-related costs -- meaning the more tests they register in January, the more money Be The Match will have left for future months & for getting the word out:

http://marrow.org/Join/Join_Now/Join_Now.aspx

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