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Bone Marrow, FTC, and motivation

November 19, 2002 at 2:38 am · Filed under Rigamarole

on Bone Marrow:

So I put myself on this list for bone marrow transplant availibility. They told me that if I’m chosen as a match for someone they’ll put me under anesthetics and jab a needle into my hip and draw just enough to help someone who is dying. GREAT! I figure… what a wonderful way to help someone (while I’m asleep, too!)…

What I didn’t realize was that they would need a sample of my blood. And that I wouldn’t be asleep for that.

Who knew it would be so hard to squeeze 5 half-inch diameter circles of blood onto a piece of paper? Blech!! ^_^ i’m such a wuss — i jsut kept reminding myself it was for a good cause!

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FTC was great… I think I re-found my motivation for many things. For the first time in a long time I felt the way I did back in high school about life. =D I think things are going to go up from here.

tim! said,

November 19, 2002 @ 5:39 am

whoa!! i didn’t know they had to take out so much blood too!! the lady nurse said i was a baby b/c i kept squirming when she took out the blood! ach! but at least she was cute…and she held my hand! hohohohoho ^_^;;

tim!

jeck said,

November 19, 2002 @ 11:42 am

hey hey! when i feel like things in my life are cool.. i play that N.E.R.D. song.. track number two.. the one about things are getting better and stuff.. sounds pretty good.. aight.. thats all =)

Kris said,

November 19, 2002 @ 4:28 pm

Blood thing? I already passed out on the marrow/needle thing. Must be a big needle if it needs to penetrate bone :(

You are a brave person.

VAnessa said,

November 20, 2002 @ 3:26 pm

Im SO happy for you! :D :D That’s awesome. You’re SO brave

blake said,

November 21, 2002 @ 6:59 pm

Kim, I have mad respect for your madpimp self for putting yourself on the bone marrow transplant list. My uncle had non-hodgkins lymphoma and ended up needing a bone marrow transplant. It probably extended his life an additional 6 months before he died last year.

I think it’s so good that you’re doing it. I hope people have talked to you about what’s involved on your end though. You’ll be pretty weak for a little while after giving (at least that’s what I understand).

As much as I’d love to do what you just offered to do, I know I get to queezy even with blood. and i’m a 6’2 and 180 lbs guy. in med school!

blake said,

November 24, 2002 @ 8:04 am

hey kim, a long time ago you had this vid clip of you tuttin… do you think you can put that up again? it was hot.

chuck said,

November 26, 2002 @ 11:45 pm

what’s FTC?

Grace said,

November 28, 2002 @ 3:04 pm

Hey Kim, I’m just glad that you’re coming back to your old self. Be happy, babe, you deserve it. And let’s do stuff for Thanksgiving, ‘kay?

Aidan said,

November 28, 2002 @ 6:21 pm

Looks like you’re pretty damned brave, Kim, not a wuss. You were afraid and you still went ahead with it. :)

You look kind of glum on your cam… or is that just pensive? Still, it’s your cam and you can do what you want with it. :)

Keep happy, Kim.

Cat D said,

December 2, 2002 @ 1:58 pm

Hey, saw Eric Ho over the Thanksgiving weekend and he showed a tape of your FTC Britney skit. You and your peeps had some nice moves =)

San said,

December 2, 2002 @ 9:50 pm

great how u’d dare go for the bone marrow thingie, i am dead terrified of needles.
and is there any way to link up with u? u come across as being really cool without trying or being a posuer :)
*my webby sucks btw*

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