Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Bone Marrow not a match

The result of the blood test sent to KL for bone marrow match screening is out. There is no match for both my sister and I to my brother's stem cell type. I don't know what to say about this but I knew it beforehand that the chances are low. I studied about immune system and stem cells are not so much genetically related because it depends on the individual's body needs to defend its system. God is smart , come to think about it, each of us is so unique (albeit physically) from appearance up to minuscule of our cells. God is good in His creation and that is why He sees it good.

Back to the point, I can start to feel restless but I am not going to and totally seeing the positive side. Although the search might be cumbersome, with so much sources out there, I am sure it is possible to find a match for my brother. He will go through 3 months of interval healing and chemo treatment. Meanwhile, I will try my best to find matching bone marrow.

As of now, will look into immediate relatives and family. My cousins can go for test since their are closest related. :) I hope to know more about the result so that I can check brother's exact stem type.

2 comments:

  1. hey Angeline,
    have you tried contacting MALAYSIAN MARROW DONOR REGISTRY?
    (http://www.imr.gov.my/org/airc.htm#6)
    and Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches
    (http://www.asianmarrow.org/)

    my prayers are with you, your bro and family.

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  2. Thanks for the information. Very much appreciated.

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