We found out yesterday that one of the swab kits that we sponsored through Gift of Life became a match for a 60-year-old man with AML!!! This is the type of news a person likes to hear! 102 members in the circle have raised together $38,320 which has gone to opening 706 kits and having them tested. The more we raise, the more kits get tested and maybe another match! And another! It's a fun challenge. How many people can we get out there working to help save lives? It's a good way to spend your day. No? So, thank you from the bottom of my heart for contributing! And let's keep it going!
I was thinking about $38,320 and what that really means. It's one year's tuition at Harvard, but without room and board. It's also a BMW Z4 Roadster. It's also about the average income of a US family in 2011. So, I think, in comparison, it's a lot of money. But you're also hedging your bets because if another match comes of this, you've cut your costs in half immediately! I think I'm saying that it's hard to put a price on saving a life. It's impossible. But I have to say this is a really fun way to spend money! It's like being at a casino. Putting coins in the slot machines waiting for those three pineapples to pop up. If it meant that would find someone a match, you wouldn't be able to get me to leave Las Vegas!
If you want to throw the dice, please join us at:
http://www.giftoflife.org/dc/dina%2Drukeyser%2FMembers.aspx
It'll pop up.
Thank you again for small and big Blessings!
Dina xx
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