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My blog is a place where cancer patients and cancer survivors can ask questions and give hope to each other or just share their feelings for that day. Thank you
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Knitting Cancer in the Bud is a blog created for cancer patients and for those who are cancer survivors to connect, ask questions, and encourage one another. I knit and crochet hats and scarves for cancer patients, both men, women, and children. When I had leukemia (CML), I had a 17% chance, as an African American, of finding a donor who matched my blood and tissue type. Studies shows that African-Americans fail to want to donate life saving parts to save a life.
According to an article I found on www.blackdoctor.org, “ Our community, (meaning the black community) especially suffers the most because many times we don’t come forward and donate blood or marrow.African Americans are less likely than whites to receive hematopoietic stem cell transplants (HCT) — an expensive procedure that can greatly increase survival for cancers of the blood, a new study found. Overall, Caucasians were 40% more likely to undergo HCT to treat leukemia, lymphoma, or multiple myeloma than African Americans (OR 1.40; 95% 95% CI 1.34 to 1.46), according to the report published online May 24, 2010 in the journal Cancer. Bone marrow transplants are often the only treatment for blood-related cancers. The treatment, however, is dependent on the patient finding a donor who shares a similar genetic makeup. In most cases, that means the match is found in someone of the same race. But the black community has a particularly tough time attracting donors.
I had my donor and a perfect blood match in my family. My sister. Thank God. Anyway, while in treatment, I didn't have a warm hat or special scarf that would remind me to have hope, faith, and that someone else cares besides my family. That means a lot when you have someone else besides family cheering you on for your recovery. I am accepting donations of “spare yarn”, no money, for pediatric patients of Joe DiMaggio Pediatric hospital and Miami Children's hospital. Any amount of yarn would be greatly appreciated. Please offer a love donation, if possible, to the Susan G. Komen foundation and St. Jude foundation to bless those who are in a fighting battle for life. I am a living testimony of how donations really work. I am a 1992 bone marrow recipient from a donor, my sister. Even if you cannot donate to these wonderful foundations, please donate blood, bone marrow, or whatever you feel you want to make a difference in. I love you all and keep the faith. Thank you.
Reference: Lang, K. (2017, January 17). Blacks Less Likely To Get Bone Marrow Transplants. Retrieved April 14, 2018, from https://blackdoctor.org/12468/blacks-organ-donation__trashed/
