David Smyth passed away today. He developed leukemia and needed a bone marrow transplant. Unfortunately, there was not a bone marrow donor match in any of the marrow donor registries around the world. Saving David Smyth was a website set up to help find a match and keep people updated on his condition.
It is always a shock to lose another Shwachman-Diamond friend. We know all too well that it could be us losing a child one day. Back in 2006, early 2007, they felt Joseph may need a transplant. We were close enough that they ran him through the registry (Prelim search) and found that he had no matches. I cannot imagine the pain that David's family is going through....but I can really appreciate the statement, "There but for the grace of God go I," today.
If you have not registered to be a bone marrow donor, please consider joining the registry. You could Be the Match and be the one to save a life. http://www.marrow.org/
We received the bone marrow biopsy results back this week and things look okay for another year. We're the lucky ones right now. I cannot imagine losing a child. Please keep the Smyth family in your prayers.
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