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My Non-Sacrificial Donation of Stem Cells to Save a Life

By Mark Coldren

Mar 14, 2017
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I recently donated peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) to a middle-aged man with myelodysplastic syndrome. This is similar medically to a bone marrow donation (though less painful) and much more involved than a blood donation (which I have done regularly since I was seventeen). I found the whole process fascinating and a testament to the glory of man’s m…

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