0:00 Hey everyone!
0:00 A few weeks ago, I took the first
0:02 step towards becoming a blood stem
0:04 cell donor by signing up for the
0:06 NMDP Registry.
0:07 As a donor, I could save the life of
0:09 someone with blood cancer or another
0:11 disease.
0:12 Now all that's left to do is swab
0:14 my cheeks.
0:15 My kit just arrived in the mail, so
0:17 I'm ready to go.
0:18 Swab with me as I finish joining
0:19 the registry.
0:20 This looks pretty simple, but let's
0:22 see what I need to do.
0:23 Step one: Take one
0:25 swab out of packaging.
0:29 Okay, got it.
0:31 Step two: Fold barcode
0:33 label around non-swab
0:35 end.
0:38 There, looks good.
0:40 Step three: Brush inside
0:41 your cheek and inner gum line for 10
0:43 seconds.
0:51 Peel off the top of the adhesive
0:53 strip and put the swab
0:55 on the card,
0:57 like this.
0:58 Step four: Do the same thing
1:00 to the other cheek.
1:05 Done. The last step
1:07 is to put the swabs in the envelope
1:09 and mail it back ASAP.
1:11 Bonus: No need to worry about
1:13 finding a stamp; it's all
1:15 taken care of.
1:16 And that's it.
1:17 NMDP will let me know when
1:19 I'm added to the blood stem cell
1:20 donor registry.
1:22 After that, I could match with the
1:23 patient any time and help save
1:25 a life. I can't wait!
1:26 And thanks for swabbing with me.
