Black Blood Heals
The Black Blood Heals Podcast explores the stories of heroic Black donors who have saved lives and Black patients in need of life-saving stem cell and bone marrow transplants. Hear from Black doctors about disparities in healthcare affecting the Black community and learn how you can take action to save a life and change outcomes for patients battling blood cancer, sickle cell disease and other life-threatening diseases.
Black Blood Heals
Providing Emotional Support to Stem Cell & Bone Marrow Donors
In today’s episode you’ll be joining Tamara Weston as she discusses the mental preparation required to become a member of the stem cell registry and the potential consequences of choosing not to go forward with a stem cell transplant when you are called to donate. Joining Tamara this week is Caitlyn Squire, a Donor Services Social Worker at Be The Match.
Caitlyn’s role was created in 2019 to help and support the donors, whom we would not be here without. We know that there is this crazy thing called life that can change our best intentions. If you join the registry when you’re 18, but you get that call at 35, your life is going to look very different. How can you turn a no, that was once a yes, into a yes? Tune in to find out.
At the end of the day, joining the registry is about giving hope, it’s about giving opportunity. You could give someone 3 more months of kissing their kids at night, or an extra 3 years that could help them get to their son's graduation or their daughter's wedding. It’s our job here to inspire, to educate and to help you make the best decision for you, whether or not that’s donating. Hopefully this episode has helped inspire you to join the registry, because in the end it will take all of us to save one of us.
Get Involved
- Join the Donor Registry: https://bit.ly/3UGiU1S
- Visit NMDP for resources: https://bit.ly/48moDxd
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