Saving a life is really easy… The truth about donating bone marrow stem cells is not a painful process and it doesn’t involve drilling into your bones.
The donation process is quite similar to donating blood or platelets, the Sunflower Fund said in a statement.
“Registering as a donor is a simple process and can be very rewarding in that you could give the hope of life to someone who needs it,” says Alana James, CEO of The Sunflower Fund.
“You could be someone’s perfect match.”
The Fund will be accompanying the Western Province Blood Transfusion Services at the Tygervalley Centre conference room (close to the Nedbank entrance) to host a drive to recruit committed donors who will be willing, when matched with a patient, to donate blood stem cells to someone suffering from Leukaemia and other blood disorders.
The drive will run from 10:00 until 15:00 on Friday 14 July where the Fund will be registering healthy individuals between the ages of 18 and 45 who will be prepared to stay on the registry until the age of 60 and are committed to helping anyone they match with.
For more information, contact The Sunflower Fund on toll-free number: 0800 12 10 82.
