I thanked him for calling. He told me to hold on, he had more news for me. The bone marrow started to engraft itself in the bone, which meant, his body was starting to accept my bone marrow. From the moment I learned I was a match, I developed a new outlook on life. All of a sudden I started to notice others around me and realized I know a lot of people with cancer, leukemia and other deadly diseases.
Life is too precious and short.
What we take for granted can be snatched away at the blink of an eye. People have asked me why would I want to put myself through something like this. It's pretty simple. Or if my wife, son, or daughter needed a bone marrow transplant to survive, it would be comforting to know someone is out there willing to save their life. None of us are exempt.