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A Serious Misconception About Bone Marrow Donation!

I learnt something very important today. There are 2 methods of harvesting stem cells for transplant.
1. The traditional way of harvesting bone marrow from the spine pelvic bone. The process, as depicted on TV, looks like a painful one. And indeed, there will be some post-op pain on the lower back.
2. Stem cell harvesting. This [...]

Blood Donation – First time!

I donated blood, for the first time in 31 years. This is my CNY resolution, to donate blood regularly as a form of charity.
Strictly speaking, this is the not the first time I considered donating blood. The first encounter was when I was 17, still in JC. There was this blood donation drive [...]