Bone marrow donor

So it is official! I am now a bone marrow donor. I went down today to Phoenix Childrens Hospital and filled out the paper work. There were all kinds of news stations there and channel 15 came over and asked me if they could interview me. There wasn't anyone else there so I agreed. Okay I didnt know that when I decided to get involved that I would really have a voice in the whole thing. I hope that I didnt sound like a complete idiot as I was really nervous. So I will be on T.V. tonight on channel 15 during the 5pm news. I hope that it helps motivate people to go and do it. It was really harmless. I just filled out paperwork and then talked a little bit about my questions until I understood and then I had to swab my own cheeks. That is IT! It was painless and so easy. While I was standing there swabbing my cheeks a little girl that was maybe 4 came up. She obviously has cancer because she had no hair and a little hat on. Her mom or someone was signing up to be a donor. I felt complete peace and joy come over me knowing that I could help someone and their families somehow. Some of the big questions that I had was...who pays for it? Which the patients families insurance pays for it. There are a lot of people waiting as I write. There is a new process that they do which I think that I mentioned in an earlier blog that is they take your blood and take out the marrow and then reinfuse it back into your body. They give you medicine to help your body create more marrow and then they take your blood. The man said that 70% of the time this is how they get the marrow. How harmless is this? The other 30% is from the hip.
I know that everyone is scared of the pain and honestly I may be too a little. I just think that I can endure whatever pain that is involved to help out someone else who deserves it like Robin Groff. She has been my inspiration in all of this and I am thankful to her and her story for giving me the courage to take a stand and be helpful. I will continue to pray for her miracle!