It's easy to say "Thank you" when we get what we want...
It's even harder to say it when don't get what we want.
Let me rephrase:
It's easy to be grateful when we get something...
It's even harder to be grateful when there's nothing to get.
There is the challenge.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Thursday, January 5, 2012
A Call to Action for the Life of a Child
I know it's been a while since I've posted, and I'm not usually one to get up on a soapbox, but when it comes to the welfare of children and there is a blatantly obvious solution to the problem, I am all for the cause. After reading my friend's post on today, I just had to share his story.
My friend found out about a 4-year-old boy who was diagnosed with the rare disease, aplastic anemia, and is in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant, but because he is mixed race (half Chinese and half white), he faces a greater challenge in finding a donor who is a good genetic match (read the article here). My friend, who is also half Chinese and half white, being of good health and good heart as well as being a SF resident, decided to register as a donor, only to be rejected because he is gay.
This issue transcends race, religion, and politics, and it boils down the hard fact that there is a child in need who is being denied access to potentially life-saving donors simply because of an archaic law. Regardless of your religious and political beliefs, you must sign this petition if you believe that all children have the basic human right to live and thrive: http://bonemarrowpetition.org. I believe they do, and I signed it. I thank you for doing the same.
My friend found out about a 4-year-old boy who was diagnosed with the rare disease, aplastic anemia, and is in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant, but because he is mixed race (half Chinese and half white), he faces a greater challenge in finding a donor who is a good genetic match (read the article here). My friend, who is also half Chinese and half white, being of good health and good heart as well as being a SF resident, decided to register as a donor, only to be rejected because he is gay.
This issue transcends race, religion, and politics, and it boils down the hard fact that there is a child in need who is being denied access to potentially life-saving donors simply because of an archaic law. Regardless of your religious and political beliefs, you must sign this petition if you believe that all children have the basic human right to live and thrive: http://bonemarrowpetition.org. I believe they do, and I signed it. I thank you for doing the same.
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