WHY BECOME A DONOR?
Blood cancer and Thalassemia are words that have the force to unsettle even the strongest and bravest. It is not just the diagnosis of the disease, but also the social perception and lack of awareness about its treatment which makes it difficult for the patient to overcome the disease. A Unrelate Blood Stem Cell Transplant is most often the only cure for such disorders.
A patient only has a 25% chance of finding a donor from within the family. Majority of the patients have to depend on Unrelated Blood Stem Cell Donors. The probability of finding an unrelated matched donor is 1 in 10,000 to 1 in over a Million. You could say that 1 in a Million match is for someone who is gripping on to their life at the edge with hope.
Take the first step. Register yourself as a potential Bone Marrow (or) Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Donor.
PATIENTS WAITING FOR A MATCH
You can be Venkatesh Kulkarni’s Lifesaver
45-year-old Venkatesh Kulkarni, from Mumbai urgently needs your help to survive. His doctors have suggested Blood Stem Cell Transplant as the only option to give him a chance to find his matched unrelated donor and save him. Register yourself, your family members and...
Amit Sadashiv Vaidya urgently needs your help
Time is running out for Amit Sadashiv Vaidya diagnosed with Ph +ve B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia a type of blood cancer. By registering with DATRI, you can help us to find a perfect match to give him a second chance at life. Register yourself, your friends,...
You can be Darshil Soni’s Lifesaver
Eleven-year-old Darshil Soni from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, was diagnosed with Thalassemia Major. He urgently needs a matched unrelated blood stem cell donor to give him a second chance at life. You can be a lifesaver; register with DATRI to be his one in a million...
Help Sreenanthan to find a match
Seven-year-old Sreenanthan R from Kollam, Kerala, has been diagnosed with Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) with Marrow Failure, a rare blood disorder. A Blood Stem Cell Transplant is the only possible cure for him. He urgently needs an HLA matched Blood Stem...
You may be Amelia Devi Johnson’s Lifesaver
Be a lifesaver for Amelia Devi Johnson and many other patients!Register to gift her a second chance at life. Nine-year-old Amelia Devi Johnson was diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome(MDS) with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) in Nov 2021. She urgently needs an...
Be Sai Nitin lifesaver
Seven-year-old Sai from Kolhapur (Maharashtra) was diagnosed with Thalassemia when she was eight months old. Every fifteen days, she must undergo a blood transfusion. We urge you all to register with DATRI to Gift her a new life! Mrs. Aarti Nitin Nilkanth (Kolhapur,...
Help Kevin to find a match
Kevin was diagnosed with Sickle cell disease at the age of thirteen. Coming from God’s own country, he is now looking for a matched donor who can give him a second chance to live. A patient only has a 25% chance of finding a donor from within the family. The majority...
Swab now and save Akib
Time is running out for this child. Register with DATRI to gift Akib a second chance at life. Two and a half years, Akib, is still waiting for his one in a million donor to step forward and help him. A Blood Stem Cell Transplant will help him survive and lead a...
You can be Himanshi’s lifesaver
Seven-years-old Himanshi, needs your help to save her life. Register as a blood stem cell donor to be her one in a million matched donor that will gift her a second chance to live. She was diagnosed with Thalassemia when she was 6 months old. Every month she needs a...
You may be Vipul’s lifesaver
Ten-year-old Vipul Lalbhai Chaudhary was first diagnosed with Thalassemia when he was a two-month-old baby. His entire childhood has been very challenging, with blood transfusions every month to sustain his medical condition. Vipul and many other patients are still...
FAQs
1. What is Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Donor’s registry?
Blood Stem Cell Donors Registry is where one can enroll as a donor. Once a person signs-up as a donor, her/his details are recorded and stored in the database along with HLA typing report. This database is cross-verified periodically by the registry donor follow up team. If Registry receives the search request, then HLA typing is compared with the donor and donation process is taken forward only when 10/10 HLA typing is matched.
2. How to become a potential blood stem cell donor?
You are open to register in any Blood Stem Cell Donors Registry as per your wish, your age has to be between 18 to 50 years. A small contribution of Rs.1800 is collected during the registering with us, this contribution is for HLA tying cost. You will be intimated when you become an only live-saving match, remember you are the only hope for the patient.
3. Who can donate blood stem cell or bone marrow?
Any person between the age of 18-50 years and is not suffering from HIV, Cancer or Bleeding disorder can become a Blood Stem Cell Donor.
4. Are relatives more likely to become a bone marrow match?
There is only a 25% chance that any close relative can match up to the recipient’s requirements.
5. What are the risks behind the bone marrow donation?
Bone marrow donation is done under anesthesia, and hence there’s no pain. However, discomfort or side effects may vary depending on each person. Some people have reported back or hip pain. There are no major side effects reported till date during or after Bone Marrow Donation.
