Stories of hope, foundation updates, and news from the bone marrow donation community.
Reauthorization of the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program cleared the House in July. Two weeks later, both the House-passed bill and the Senate companion are parked on the Senate calendar. Here is exactly where things stand, and what still has to happen.
H.R. 5160 would authorize five more years for the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program and National Cord Blood Inventory. The House acted July 20; full Senate action and future appropriations are still required.
NMDP passed a milestone: roughly 150,000 lives reached through the federally funded C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program since 1987. Large round numbers are easy to print and hard to feel. Here is what this one is actually counting.
Joining a registry can make you available as a potential match for a patient who needs a transplant. JBF helps you find the official registry that serves your country.
Take it off the screen
A coffee counter, a church foyer, a break room, a race table. Every sheet carries the code that opens Jeana’s walk, and a number to text for anyone who would rather not scan — no app, no wifi, nothing to hand back.
Flyer
One page, for a wall or a noticeboard. The same sheet in three voices.
Table tent
One page that folds and stands on a table or a counter.