Today Lisa spoke at a friend's church about bone marrow donation... Here's what she said: 

Back in September my mother was diagnosed with leukemia. We found out in October that a bone marrow transplant was the only way her leukemia could be cured. The doctors told us that before the transplant can take place she must first find a donor. She had a good chance of finding a match, according to the doctors, because she has three siblings. So when the results came back that none of her siblings were matches, needless to say, we were all very shocked. We now had to keep faith that someone in the National Bone Marrow Registry—a complete stranger—would save our mom’s life.

My family has been very blessed. A ten out of ten match—a perfect match—was found not even a month later. Her transplant is scheduled for the end of January, and we are all praying that everything will go over smoothly.

 A bone marrow transplant is a serious, life-changing procedure. In most cases it is the patient’s only chance of survival. We don’t know who our donor is, and actually due to regulation won’t find out the identity until a year after the transplant. But my mother would not have this chance of curing her leukemia—of survival—of living more of her life, if it was not for her donor. We do not know the results of the transplant yet. But right now we are putting our faith in the donor, putting our faith in the doctors, and putting our faith in Christ that the transplant will be a success.

Although we have found our donor, many people out there are still looking for their's. What your church is doing today could potentially save a life. On behalf of my mother and our family we are honored to be a part of a community that is taking this active role in saving lives. Thank you for inviting me here today and for all your prayers and concern for my mother. My mom wanted to be here today, but unfortunately cannot be in large groups of people  in preparation for her transplant. But I know her heart’s here. Thank you again. 

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Later tonight, they had some guests drop by:



Merry Christmas!!

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