FOR TREVOR--Joining the marrow donor registry is FREE (and easy) May 7-21

[renate]

I just called to check--there really is no testing fee for anybody (sometimes there's no fee for members of an ethnic group who are underrepresented in the registry, but until the 21st anybody can join without having to pay the $52 fee). It looks like they have funding to do this for 20,000 people, so it's probably better to request the kit early than to wait for the 21st.

http://www.marrow.org/

You can get the testing kit in the mail by going to their website or go to a registration drive. Here's the link for requesting the kit:
http://www.marrow.org/HELP/Join_the_Registry/TM_Join_Now/tm07_join_now.html

For everyone who really wanted to help people like this little guy
http://www.trevorkott.com/
but couldn't afford the fee, this is a great chance!

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. I am on Tegretol so I doubt it would be a good ide for me to donate but I

will be happy to K & R.

[LeftyMom]

2. Thank you for posting that.

I signed up.

[renate]

5. Yay!

:applause:

:hug:

That's wonderful!

[LeftyMom]

3. Signing up is really easy, folks.

:kick:

[blondeatlast]

4. Insulin dependence keeps me from candidacy, but a big kick and rec from me. nt

[renate]

6. can we get this onto the Greatest page

for kids like Trevor?

I feel kinda weenie for kicking my own thread, but it's not really my thread, it's for people who depend on the kindness of strangers for marrow donation and for life.

[EFerrari]

7. For a thread like this, there are no weenie kicks. K&R