{"id":100381,"date":"2019-02-04T10:00:10","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T15:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rosseducation.edu\/?p=100381"},"modified":"2019-02-04T10:00:10","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T15:00:10","slug":"ross-medical-in-lansing-again-joins-be-the-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rosseducation.edu\/blog\/ross-medical-in-lansing-again-joins-be-the-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Ross Medical in Lansing Again Joins Be the Match"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"RossThis December, staff and students at Ross Medical Education Center in Lansing, Michigan<\/a> were pleased to host guest speaker Mackenzie Ganzak of Michigan Blood\u2019s Be The Match Organization<\/a>. Mackenzie spent an entire afternoon at the campus, offering three presentations to morning, afternoon, and evening students. During that time, she shared videos and a wealth of information on Be The Match, a national bone marrow program. The Ross Lansing students have proven over and again their eagerness to help others. So, with open hearts and open minds, they listened to Mackenzie\u2019s presentations and learned how their willingness to be a donor could mean the difference between life and death for a complete stranger.<\/p>\n

According to the Be The Match website, \u201cevery three minutes someone in the United States is diagnosed with a blood cancer like leukemia. For many, their only hope for a cure is a bone marrow transplant.\u201d Many people are unaware there are two ways of donating. The first method, PBSC (peripheral blood stem cell) donation \u201cis a non-surgical outpatient procedure called aphaeresis. The donor receives a drug for five days prior to donation that increases the number of cells in the bloodstream. The cells are then collected during donation. The donor may experience head or muscle aches that disappear shortly after donation, and are typically back to their normal routine in one to two days.\u201d The second approach is marrow donation, which \u201cis a surgical, outpatient procedure that takes place in a hospital operating room. While the donor is under anesthesia, doctors collect marrow from the back of their pelvic bone. After donation, donors may feel soreness in the lower back. Donors are typically back to their normal routine in two to seven days.\u201d<\/p>\n

There are several myths about donating bone marrow. A couple of those are that \u201cdonating is dangerous and weakens you.\u201d The fact is, \u201crisks are very small and long-term side effects are rare. Only 1% to 5% of your marrow is needed to save a life, so you\u2019d stay strong. Your marrow replaces itself in four to six weeks.\u201d Some people also believe that \u201cpieces of the bone are removed from you during marrow donation.\u201d However, \u201cpieces of bone are never taken in marrow donation. Only the liquid marrow found inside the pelvic bone is needed to save the patient\u2019s life.\u201d One major issue that may stop many from donating is the myth that \u201cit costs money to donate.\u201d In reality, \u201cdonors never pay to donate, and are never paid to donate.\u201d The organization \u201creimburses all travel costs and other costs as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nathan Worley, a student in the Medical Assistant program<\/a>, shared his thoughts on the presentation: \u201cMy reason for registering to donate with Be The Match stems from a moving presentation we had in our Medical Assistant course at Ross Medical in Lansing, Michigan. It was an amazing presentation done by Mackenzie. Being educated on the increasing number of needed donors and the stories behind the successful and unsuccessful matches were very moving for me as I began to think about my baby boy due in March and how fortunate my family is to have a healthy baby boy on the way. I couldn’t stop thinking \u2018Well what if that was my son that was diagnosed with leukemia and no one in my family was a fitting match?\u2019 I honestly don’t know what I would do and that’s when it hit me hard. The only real chance at survival for these poor kids, adults, and their families is you and Be The Match. Being the voice that reaches out for these men, women and children is honorable and what better way to honor something so remarkable than to register as a donor and volunteer myself to help in any way that I can. Without McKenzie\u2019s presentation at Ross Medical, a few of us in class would have never even known about the potential opportunity to save a life just by donating bone marrow. These people didn’t ask to be diagnosed with terminally ill diseases and if it was you or a loved one in their shoes you could only wish to find an acceptable donor. Have some heart, launch 2019 off with a good start and look into Be The Match so YOU can save a life.\u201d<\/p>\n

To learn how you can join this vital program, visit Join.BeTheMatch.org<\/a> or call 1-800-627-7692. Ross students can go directly to Join.BeTheMatch.org\/RossMedical<\/a>. This could be the year that you save a life!<\/em>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This December, staff and students at Ross Medical Education Center in Lansing, Michigan were pleased to host guest speaker Mackenzie…
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