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2014 Expedition Granted Finalist: Sharing America’s Bone Marrow | National Geographic


if you knew that you could be the one

if you knew that you could be the one person in the world who could save

person in the world who could save

person in the world who could save another person’s life would you do it

another person’s life would you do it

another person’s life would you do it would you step up would you let that

would you step up would you let that

would you step up would you let that life slipping away I’m one of the

life slipping away I’m one of the

life slipping away I’m one of the patients fighting blood cancer and I’m

patients fighting blood cancer and I’m

patients fighting blood cancer and I’m the sister who wasn’t a match for the

the sister who wasn’t a match for the

the sister who wasn’t a match for the bone marrow transplant that she needed

bone marrow transplant that she needed

bone marrow transplant that she needed those patients can’t find a match in

those patients can’t find a match in

those patients can’t find a match in their family so we need more people to

their family so we need more people to

their family so we need more people to step up and sign up to be bone marrow

step up and sign up to be bone marrow

step up and sign up to be bone marrow donors we know that there are heroes out

donors we know that there are heroes out

donors we know that there are heroes out there waiting for someone to bring them

there waiting for someone to bring them

there waiting for someone to bring them off the bench well it’s game time

off the bench well it’s game time

off the bench well it’s game time America we’re starting a campaign called

America we’re starting a campaign called

America we’re starting a campaign called sharing America’s marrow or Sam for

sharing America’s marrow or Sam for

sharing America’s marrow or Sam for short beginning in january 2015 we will

short beginning in january 2015 we will

short beginning in january 2015 we will journey around the country for an entire

journey around the country for an entire

journey around the country for an entire year traveling to each of the 50 states

year traveling to each of the 50 states

year traveling to each of the 50 states to host bone marrow donor drives for

to host bone marrow donor drives for

to host bone marrow donor drives for donor dams as we like to call them

donor dams as we like to call them

donor dams as we like to call them typical donor drives are done by

typical donor drives are done by

typical donor drives are done by inviting people to come to you but we

inviting people to come to you but we

inviting people to come to you but we are going to the people Sam will be

are going to the people Sam will be

are going to the people Sam will be hosting donor jams at colleges sporting

hosting donor jams at colleges sporting

hosting donor jams at colleges sporting events and concerts to change people’s

events and concerts to change people’s

events and concerts to change people’s attitudes and get them excited about

attitudes and get them excited about

attitudes and get them excited about giving a patient a second chance at life

giving a patient a second chance at life

giving a patient a second chance at life because that’s something to celebrate we

because that’s something to celebrate we

because that’s something to celebrate we want to share the stories of patient

want to share the stories of patient

want to share the stories of patient survivors and bone marrow donors with

survivors and bone marrow donors with

survivors and bone marrow donors with hopes of changing the way that people

hopes of changing the way that people

hopes of changing the way that people think not just about bone marrow but

think not just about bone marrow but

think not just about bone marrow but about what it means to be a member of

about what it means to be a member of

about what it means to be a member of the human race my patient was a

the human race my patient was a

the human race my patient was a nightmare boy it’s just an anxiety

nightmare boy it’s just an anxiety

nightmare boy it’s just an anxiety process no

process no

process no you’re actually saving someone’s life we

you’re actually saving someone’s life we

you’re actually saving someone’s life we already have passionate volunteers lined

already have passionate volunteers lined

already have passionate volunteers lined up in every state who are ready to

up in every state who are ready to

up in every state who are ready to rumble and awesome partners who are

rumble and awesome partners who are

rumble and awesome partners who are providing all of our supplies we would

providing all of our supplies we would

providing all of our supplies we would use the 50000 dollars to buy a large van

use the 50000 dollars to buy a large van

use the 50000 dollars to buy a large van in the gas we need to get around this

in the gas we need to get around this

in the gas we need to get around this beautiful country so we can reach our

beautiful country so we can reach our

beautiful country so we can reach our goal of registering fifty thousand

goal of registering fifty thousand

goal of registering fifty thousand donors but we need National Geographic

donors but we need National Geographic

donors but we need National Geographic and your help to make that happen it

and your help to make that happen it

and your help to make that happen it might be strange to think about donating

might be strange to think about donating

might be strange to think about donating to a person that you don’t know but if

to a person that you don’t know but if

to a person that you don’t know but if your sister or your friend transplant

your sister or your friend transplant

your sister or your friend transplant one day we would hope that the donor

one day we would hope that the donor

one day we would hope that the donor they need saw themselves as a hero

they need saw themselves as a hero

they need saw themselves as a hero instead of a stranger help us give

instead of a stranger help us give

instead of a stranger help us give patients like San a second chance to

patients like San a second chance to

patients like San a second chance to live explore dreaming and dance

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