Robin Groff/ bone marrow donor

When I first starting checking out blogs and deciding whether or not I was going to do one, I went blog surfing. Well I came across a blog that forever changed my heart. It was of a friend from my ward Lisa. Well I was checking out her cute little blogs and favorite things and she had listed some of her favorite websites to visit. One of them was Robin Groffs daily journal or something like that. Well I clicked on it and was engrossed in the story of this amazing woman. I have been a little obsessed with it. Her whole story is quite sad and I just feel for her. She has cancer and is in the end stages of possibly her life. I pray for her every night and day.
I was telling my friend patty about it and she has started reading her story as well. I cry and am so emotionally involved with this that I have to stop for awhile because I get so depressed. I just can't imagine what she and her family are going through. I feel so sad and depressed about it and I don't even know her other than her blog. I also feel bad for lisa who knows her...it would be hard having a friend that is struggling so much I can't imagine.

Well anyways in one of her posts she says that if she has informed/educated just one person or motivated them to donate their bone marrow to help someone else than she will feel successful. Patty and I have had long talks about her and we have decided to go and start the process of being a bone marrow donor. Next week they are having a drive across the valley and it is free for anyone who goes. Usually it cost $25.00 for someone who goes in but it is sponsored next week. Patty and I checked in to it and all it involves is a swab from the inside of your mouth. Of course if you are a match then I assume you will get a call. We both feel that it is our duty to help. I called them to see about the details and it takes a total of 15 minutes. You can take your kids, they have toys around for them to play with. You just fill out paperwork and then they swab your mouth. Currently they have 6,000 people across the united states waiting for a donor match.

I have felt so strongly about this. In fact I have been waking up in the night thinking about it. What if I was the one that could save some persons family member from dying? What if it were my family member that were waiting? I guess I would urge anyone that is reading to consider becoming a donor. Go to bone marrow website and get informed and read all you can and learn. This isnt like donating a kidney or body part. Your body will reproduce what is taken out. It is a scary thought in ways but as I have started to love robin groff from her website I feel it is the only thing I can do to help. I will continue to pray for her and her family that she may have a recovery and be able to raise her beautiful sweet little girl. She is so young. We all know miracles exist and I am praying that for her! If you want to read her little website the address is Robingroff.com. It is an amazing story. So next week I will go down and do my part in helping. I will let you all know how it goes! So thank you lisa for sharing her story I have been forever changed!