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" Hey guys. Lea again! I was so bowled over by all of your great advice (The 24 DVDs are on the way) that I wanted to write in and say thank you. You guys are the greatest! You really reached out and gave me loving support. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I also wanted to let you guys know that I got some news on the donor front. My &amp;amp;#8220;Youngin&amp;amp;#8221; never showed up to give the blood sample needed to determine if he was a perfect 10/10 match for me. He chose the date, time, and lab location. My insurance covers everything&amp;amp;#8212;all he has to do is show up. When the Registry called to tell him that he was a possible match, The Youngin&amp;amp;#8217; could have said no. A lot of people say no. I just don&amp;amp;#8217;t get why someone would agree to it and then bail at the last minute without a phone call or any communication? Maybe nerves? Maybe a hot date? Maybe a family emergency? I am trying not to concern myself with the &amp;amp;#8220;why&amp;amp;#8221;, but still, it&amp;amp;#8217;s a disappointment, you know? In other news, I found out that the &amp;amp;#8220;youngin&amp;amp;#8221; is 42 years old, not the 28 that we thought. With donors, the younger the better, but a perfect match is a perfect match and I would have been grateful for it! Alas. So right now, I am waiting for a call from the Hutch (the hospital in Seattle where I will go for my transplant) telling me whether or not he&amp;amp;#8217;s still interested in being a donor. It&amp;amp;#8217;s a little like being stood up, you know? Why didn&amp;amp;#8217;t he show? Is he ever going to call again? Is it something I did? I know it isn&amp;amp;#8217;t me, of course. I know there are a lot of reasons a person could not show up for a blood test. I need to let this go, so I&amp;amp;#8217;m going to try to take my mind off of it. Maybe I&amp;amp;#8217;ll take my dog for a walk (as you all suggested) or take up cross-stitching (another great suggestion, though I should tell you that I have ZERO artistic talents). Or maybe I&amp;amp;#8217;ll start to plan my post-transplant vacation, which is something my husband and I like to do when this whole thing gets to be too much. We&amp;amp;#8217;re thinking Alaska! At this point, I bring my cell phone everywhere (including the bathroom, which I know is pathetic). I am scheduled to go to Boston on Monday to visit my family, friends. I am conflicted about going. Should I go on with my life, heading East, eating all the Dunkin&amp;amp;#8217; Donut&amp;amp;#8217;s I can (because they don&amp;amp;#8217;t have D&amp;amp;D here)? Or should I wait in San Francisco like a good cancer patient, waiting for word on the donor? XO&amp;amp;#8212;Lea"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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