A friend once told me she was at a point in her life where she "needed to be needed". Of course this was as she was showing me how to take care of her athletes because HealthSouth decided to pull six athletic trainers from the Seattle public schools this leaving her out of a job.
At the time I didn't understand it, but it made an impact as I am talking to you about it almost 10 years later. I knew there would be a time in my future where I would feel the same way.
That time has come.
One of my New Year’s goals is to be a better friend to those who love me. I need them to need me and want me around. I need to add value to their lives and do better by them. I hope to this point in the year some would argue I have, but I feel last night I did something far greater than just being a better friend.
If God has me on this planet after almost being crushed to death then I feel there is a bigger plan for me.
If I don't get to live the life of a white picket fence and 2.3 kids there BETTER be a bigger purpose for me to be on this planet.
Maybe last night was a start.
May 22 finally arrived.
The night of the Be the Match registration drive.
The drive I have been talking about so much.
The drive to see if by chance someone in our community could be a bone marrow match to BigBrother.
It's just as important now as it was six weeks ago when BigBrother was first diagnosed. See, his numbers have improved a great deal. His good blood cells are starting to come alive on their own, and the bad blood cells (blasts) have decreased 10%.
Yay, right?
Not so much.
He still has a tough road. He found out today he will have to go through a second bout of chemo. Blech!
I know his body will respond positively as it did last time. We knew this road was going to be hard. There is no "instant fix" with cancer.
He, most likely, will still need a bone marrow transfer. The Community of Langham Creek stepped up last night as they have so many times already. We registered FIFTY, that's 5-0 people!
That is fifty chances to save a life!
Fifty more people in the world who could make a major impact on another person.
I used to joke that by surviving being crushed meant I was going to save a life one day. I would love the opportunity to be the person who had their narrow sucked out, but if I helped someone by getting a person registered or if by talking openly about it I am able to, then RAD.
My life meant something.
I was needed.
To those of you unable to make it to Langham don't fret you can still register. Please go to www.bethematch.org and click on "Join the Registry".
SWAB + DNA = SAVE A LIFE
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To date 52 people have registered through Be The Match just in my little world. Think of the impact we can make if we all shared a little!
Inspiration Song…Have I Made an Impact by Steve McConnell
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