Living Bone Marrow Donor Buddies

Below is the list of living bone marrow donor buddies.

Please read these instructions first.

1. Read the profiles below and identify the Living Bone Marrow Donor Buddy that best matches your needs.
2. Click on the “Request Buddy” button beside the buddy you’d like to contact.
3. Complete the request form and click “Submit.”
4. You will receive a reply from LDO with the name and contact information for the Living Bone Marrow Donor Buddy you selected. (Note that the reply from LDO usually takes 24 hours but may take up to week.)
5. Send an email to your Living Bone Marrow Donor Buddy to initiate contact.

If you are already a Living Bone Marrow Donor Buddy and wish to edit your entry, send an email to contact.livingdonorsonline@gmail.com with instructions on what information to change. Be sure to include your donor buddy ID number so we know which entry to change.

Donor Buddies

Female Request Buddy

Buddy B0006 Location: Burleson, TX Donation Date: January 12, 2004 Donated To: Unrelated (Unknown) Marital Status: Married Donation Facility: Cook Childrens Living Donor Training: No Donor Experience Rating: Mostly positive Donor Story: I was originally asked to donate stem cells but was unable to. I then was asked to donate bone marrow. I found the process of making the decision, then actually going through the process, very emotional. I would have liked someone to discuss things with.

Female Request Buddy

Buddy B0003 Location: Clawson, Michigan Donation Date: October 10, 2000 Donated To: Unrelated (Adult) Marital Status: Single Donation Facility: Michigan Community Blood Center Living Donor Training: No Donor Experience Rating: Mostly positive Donor Story: Because I had a full range of experience with donation. I donated three times for the same recipient, the first time with complications but the other two times were very easy. I also met my recipient and her family, and I remain in contact with her family even though my recipient passed away 17 months after the first transplant. I wish I had had someone else who had been through it to answer my questions... I had so many! I am ofter told that I am easy to talk to and good at giving support and information.

Female Request Buddy

Buddy B0007 Location: London, Donation Date: 2003 Donated To: Brother (Child) Marital Status: Married Donation Facility: University College Hospital Living Donor Training: No Donor Experience Rating: Mostly positive Donor Story: I have personally been a bone marrow transplant donor twice in my life through two different operations/procedures and I believe that most potential donors can relate to me. I am a young, positive person eager and enthusiastic to encourage anyone in this position.

Male Request Buddy

Buddy B0005 Location: New Orleans, LA Donation Date: 1993 and 1995 Donated To: Unrelated (Unknown) Marital Status: Single Donation Facility: Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, MA Living Donor Training: No Donor Experience Rating: Very positive Donor Story: I could share my experiences, hopes, and joy and fears around the transplants.

Female Request Buddy

Buddy B0004 Location: State College, PA Donation Date: June 29, 2005 Donated To: Unrelated (Child) Marital Status: Married Donation Facility: West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA Living Donor Training: No Donor Experience Rating: Very positive Donor Story: My life has been forever changed because of my donation experience. I want more than anything to help others who are in a similar situation as myself deal with all of the goods and the bads of donation. The whole thing can be scary and thrilling for you and your family. Always know that, no matter the outcome, the goods are always greater than the bads.