I know this is not what I normally post but I have something important that I wanted to share with you. First off, I'm sorry for the delay on posting, my uncle recently passed away from liver cancer so I have been in mourning for a couple of days, so I hope you can understand. Which brings me up to my important message. As you probably know my father passed away from lung cancer when I was 18 which is part of the reason I started blogging to cope. Well, when I turned I wanted nothing but to help everybody who was suffering from cancer and other life-threatening diseases. So on my 18th birthday I registered with Be The Match, a bone marrow donor registry where you can donate healthy bone marrow to a needy patient. So why am I telling you this? Because last November, three days before my birthday, I received a call saying I was a match for a cancer patient, who is the same age my father was when he passed away. I am beyond excited to help this stranger get back to normal life and be with his loved ones again. I wanted to share this because I am having the procedure soon and I want to take you on this incredible journey with me. Also, I want to take this opportunity to invite you all to join Be The Match registry. It's a simple sign up and they walk you through every step of the way. Can you imagine if everyone that reads my blog registered? Think of all the lives we could potently save! I understand that a lot of people are not able to registry and that's okay, just help spread the word. Think of this a belated birthday present to me. Like the American Cancer Society says, "Let's create a world with less cancer and more birthdays." Remember, to the world, you may be one person, but to one person, you may be world.
Love,
Rachel
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