Tanya Christensen’s son, Dylan, needed some blood work done for an oral surgery he needed to have. Tanya and her family were shocked to find out that his white blood count was extremely low when the labs came back. They had to postpone the oral surgery and had to do more testing to see what was going on with Dylan. Sadly, Dylan was diagnosed with MDS: myelodysplastic syndrome, a form of blood cancer. Chemo or radiation weren’t an option for fighting this type of cancer, they would have to rely on a bone marrow transplant. On this week’s podcast, you will hear more details of the Christensen’s story, what different steps they have had to take to find a bone marrow match, and how you can register to be a bone marrow donor. Donating bone marrow is a painless service, it’s similar to giving blood. To register to be a bone marrow donor, you just need to swab your cheek, and mail the lab kit back to Be the Match. It is incredible opportunity to save a life!!