PROGRAM.
PROGRAM. WE WILL CONTINUE THEIR
CONVERSATION TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT GETTING INVOLVED.>> THAT
WAS WITH LANGLEY AND ISABEL MET
THROUGH BE THE MATCH.
ONE LIVES IN GERMANY AND THE
OTHER IS LOCAL RIGHT HERE IN
NORTH SEATTLE.
NORTH SEATTLE. >> IT'S AMAZING.
WE HAVE THE PARTNERSHIP MANAGER
WITH BE THE MATCH.
THEIR STORED WAS SO INSPIRING
AND NOW WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW
MORE ABOUT THE TOPIC OVERALL.
CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT HOW IT
WORKS?>> YES.
WORKS?>> YES. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THIS IS SO IMPORTANT.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO
LET PEOPLE KNOW IT'S POSSIBLE.
THE EDUCATION AND
MISINFORMATION IS THE BIG THING
WE NEED TO OVERCOME.
HOW IT WORKS, WHAT IT IS IS
THAT A RESEARCHER AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FIGURE
THIS OUT.
THIS OUT.
THIS OUT. -- FIGURED THIS OUT.
TO BE ON THE NATIONAL REGISTRY
YOU SWAB YOUR CHEEK, DOCTOR
SEARCH FOR MATCHES IN AND SOME
GO ON TO DONATE.
IF YOU ARE CALLED IS A MATCH
YOU WOULD SAY YES, YOU FILL OUT
A REGISTRATION FORM AND THE
MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION IS IF
YOU DO GET THE CALL THAT YOU
ARE THE MATCH YOU WOULD BE THE
CURE.
CURE.
CURE. THERE ARE PATIENTS THAT DON'T
HAVE ANY CARE, IF ONE PERSON
WERE TO SIGN UP THEY WOULD --
SOME PATIENTS HAVE NO CURE AND
DOCTOR SAYS WE CAN TRY ONE MORE
THING AND IF THEY SEARCH IT
THERE IS NO MATCH.
THEY WILL CALL ME AND WE GET
THE WORD OUT.
IT'S POSSIBLE SOMEONE'S SWAB
COMES THROUGH IN THAT PATIENT,
THERE MATCH JUST SIGNED UP.
WE WOULD CALL THE FAMILY AND
TELL THEM.
TELL THEM. BUT THEN WE WOULD CALL THAT
POTENTIAL DONOR AND WE WANT
THAT DONOR TO SAY, YES I WOULD
LOVE TO CURE SOMEONE'S CANCER.
>> ISABEL SAID IT ONLY TOOK A
COUPLE OF HOURS, YOU WAIT UNTIL
THEY NEED YOUR DNA.
A DAY BEFORE OR TWO DAYS BEFORE
IT'S GET IT AND FLY IT OVER.
>> AND WHEN SHE DONATED IT WAS
A THE BLOOD CENTER.
80% OF THE TIME SHE WAS RIGHT,
FOR A FEEL BLOOD STEM CELLS.
A HEALTHY BLOOD STEM CELL IS
CONSTANTLY MAKING BLOOD.
THE PERSON GETS MEDICINE THAT
MAKES THE BLOOD CELLS GO INTO
OVERDRIVE, THEIR BODY WILL DO
IT FASTER AND ON THE FIFTH DAY
THEY DONATE SURPLUSSED CELLS IN
THE BODY GOES BACK TO NORMAL.
THAT'S THE ONE PART AND THE
OTHER IS THAT 20% OF THE
PATIENTS ARE CHILDREN AND THEY
GET MERO.
GET MERO.
GET MERO. THIS IS THE ONE WITH THE
TERRIBLE REPUTATION SO WE NEED
TO SQUASH THAT.
ACTUALLY IT THE DONOR WOULD BE
ASLEEP IT WOULD BE DONE AT A
HOSPITAL, UNDER FULL SEDATION
AND AFTERWARDS THE DONOR WOULD
FEEL LIKE THEY FELL ON THE ICE,
BRUISED NOT BROKEN.
THEY DONATE FROM THEIR SITTING
BONE.
BONE.
BONE. IT'S THE MIDDLE OF EACH POCKET
WHERE YOU HAVE TWO BAND-AIDS.
THERE'S NO DRAMA.
YOU GET TO MEET THE PERSON
YOU'VE CURED.
YOU'VE CURED. >> WE'VE GOT TO GET THROUGH A
LOT.>> WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT
DONORS OF COLOR, IT SAYS THAT
THEY MIGHT BE LIKELY TO ADULT
MATCH?
MATCH?
MATCH? >>
MATCH? >> PART OF IT IS THE TISSUE
TYPES ARE INHERITED.
PEOPLE CAN MATCH SOMEONE WITH
SIMILAR HERITAGE.
SIMILAR HERITAGE. IT'S IMPORTANT I LOVE THIS.
THESE ARE THE LIKELIHOOD OR THE
CHANCE SOMEONE WOULD FIND A
MATCH.
MATCH.
MATCH. WE
MATCH. WE NEED TO FLOOD THE REGISTRY
WITH MORE PEOPLE, YOUNG,
HEALTHY PEOPLE WITH DIVERSE
ANCESTRY IS WHAT WE NEED.
>> PERFECT.
>> PERFECT. >> I SAW SOMETHING INTERESTING,
UW IS PLAYING A KEY ROLE IN
SEATTLE HAS BEEN THE PLACE OF
INNOVATION.
INNOVATION. >> IT STARTED HERE?
>> YES, A DOCTOR AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WON
THE NOBEL PRIZE IN THE FIRST
TRANSPLANT.
TRANSPLANT. WE ARE GROUND ZERO.
IT STARTED HERE.
SEATTLE IS WHERE THIS STARTED.
>> WE DO HAVE TEXTS.
>> PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS.
ARE THERE ANY SIDE EFFECTS?
I THINK YOU SAID BRUISING?
>> THE INJECTIONS, THE IMMUNE
SYSTEM KICKS IN AND THEY FEEL A
LITTLE LIKE WHEN THEY ARE
GETTING THE FLU.
A LITTLE ACHY BUT NOTHING
TERRIBLE.
TERRIBLE.
TERRIBLE. IS ABOUT CAN SAY IT WAS NO
PROBLEM.>> WHAT WAS THE OTHER
ONE?>> I WILL BE 58 IN MY TOO
OLD?
OLD?
OLD? >>
OLD? >> WE CALL IT OVERQUALIFIED.
PEOPLE ARE ON THE REGISTRY FROM
18 TO 60.
18 TO 60.
18 TO 60. IF SOMEONE SIGNS UP IN COLLEGE
THEY WILL BE THERE UNTIL
THEY'RE 60.
THEY'RE 60. IT'S FREE FOR THOSE BETWEEN 18
AND 44, THAT'S THE BRACKET
DOCTORS CHOOSE FROM.
AGES 45 THROUGH 60 WILL PAY THE
FEE THEY CAN REGISTRY --
REGISTER BUT I WILL ASK ABOUT
KIDS OR GRANDKIDS.
EXPLAIN IT TO THEM AND THEY CAN
SIGN UP.>> WHAT ABOUT DIABETIC?
>> IF SOMEONE TAKES INSULIN
THAT WOULD BE A DEFERRAL.
IF SOMEONE HAS CARDIAC ARTERY
DISEASE, THAT WOULD MOST LIKELY
BE A DEFERRAL.
WE NEED PEOPLE IN GOOD HEALTH
WHO DON'T HAVE ANY SYSTEMIC
AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES.
AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES. WE DON'T ASK.
THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT
DON'T APPLY.
DON'T APPLY. THERE ARE TRAVEL ISSUES THAT
DON'T APPLY, DIFFERENT
RELATIONSHIP STATUS SOMEONE AT
RISK FOR HIV THIS DOES NOT
APPLY TO THEM.
IF YOU'VE HAD SLEEP APNEA, IT'S
NO LONGER A THING.
IF YOU'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO
REGISTER, CHECK IT OUT BECAUSE
WE HAVE NEW UPDATES.>> WE HAVE
ONE MORE SLIDE.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE NEED.
HOW OFTEN PEOPLE ARE DIAGNOSED
WITH BLOOD CANCER IS OFTEN.
>> EVERY THREE MINUTES SOMEONE
IS YES -- EXACTLY.
THERE IT IS.
>> HOW DO YOU DONATE?
WHAT'S THE BEST WAY?
>> TO REGISTER, GO ONLINE AND
IT'S JOIN BE THE MATCH.
YOU FILL THE CONSENT FORM OUT
AND WE MAIL YOU THE SWABS.
WE SWAB THE CHEEK AND WE WILL
LET YOU KNOW.
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