Superheroes save lives.

Be a superhero. Donate Bone Marrow.

Save a life.

#YoSoyUnSuperHéroe

REQUIREMENTS

OR WHAT DO YOU NEED

to become a superhero / superheroine

  • Be between 18 and 40 years old.
  • Be healthy.

Great! Keep reading!

STEPS

These are the steps to become a donor:

GO TO YOUR CITY´S TRANSFUSION CENTRE

There is no need to make an appointment. Don't know where to go? We´ll help you locate it . Normally, they have morning and afternoon hours They are even open on Saturdays!

SAY YOU WANT TO BE A DONOR

You get there and say you want to be a Bone Marrow donor. You fill in a form and you wait. Easy so far, right? Well wait and see!

THERE THEY WILL TAKE A SMALL BLOOD SAMPLE

And for now, that´s all. With that you will have already requested that you be given "your powers".

NOTHING ELSE! THAT'S IT!

You go home with a mere pinprick and 10ml. less blood. That's it! It´s as simple as that. But wait! Here´s the good part...

NOW HERE´S THE GOOD PART...

If you are lucky enough to be compatible with someone who needs your super power, they will call you. This is when you will become a real super hero. Through a totally simple process which, depending on certain parameters, could take 4 hours or perhaps a little more , the doctors will extract from you PAINFREE what someone else needs to live.

I have doubts......

And that's when you'll go home having saved a real life.

It is as incredible as it is real. A superhero. That is what you will be.

COLLABORATE

A true collaboration would be the donation of your Bone Marrow 😍, but if you do not meet the requirements or even if you have donated and you want to collaborate more, these are the ways in which you can do it. Come on, go for it! We can still get more superheroes each and every day!

I want to collaborate

WITH MY TIME

Here are some ideas of how you could help by volunteering your time. Click or tap on the one you think you can contribute:

I want to collaborate

DISSEMINATION

Here are some ideas of how you can spread the word about this campaign in a selfless way. Click or tap on the one you think you can provide:

I want to collaborate

WITH AN IDEA

Cool. If you think you have an idea you can contribute to this campaign or just a question, you can always contact us using this form:

I want to collaborate

SUPPORTING SOLIDARITY INITIATIVES RELATED TO THE BONE MARROW DONATION

Aquí tienes algunas campañas iniciadas bien por nosotros bien por personas en situaciones similares donde se insta a los políticos a comprometerse más con la causa:

The Story of J.

Behind this campaign there is a true story, the story of J., a boy who needs a superhero as soon as possible to save him by donating their Bone Marrow.

How is the extraction process carried out?

On the website of the Fundación Josep Carreras they have a wonderful website with all the detailed information and an explanatory video where they teach you what the Bone Marrow donation process consists of.

In STEP 3 they explain the following:

If you are a match ... How are donor stem cells obtained? Hematopoietic stem cell donation can be done in two ways:

  1. Peripheral blood: Obtaining stem cells from peripheral blood after administration of 4-5 subcutaneous injections of agents called "growth factors" that pass stem cells from the Bone Marrow to the bloodstream.

  2. Bone Marrow: Extracting medullary blood from the iliac crests (posterior-superior part of the pelvis) by means of punctures. This procedure is performed under general or epidural anaesthesia and requires a 24-hour hospital stay. Currently this procedure is performed only in 20% of cases or for patients with very particular diseases that respond better to this type of donation.

Do not forget to visit their website to take a look, and also remember that at the Transfusion Centre you will be informed of everything.

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