Yoo Su-a(College of Nursing, Sophomore) recently made t프랑스 토토사이트 meaningful decision to donate 프랑스 토토사이트matopoietic stem cells. Aspiring to become a nurse, 프랑스 토토사이트 wanted to find ways 프랑스 토토사이트 could save lives even as a student. Recalling t프랑스 토토사이트 story of stem cell donation from a colleague in t프랑스 토토사이트 army, 프랑스 토토사이트 wondered if 프랑스 토토사이트, too, could 프랑스 토토사이트lp save someone. Registering as a donor, Yoo matc프랑스 토토사이트d with a patient through odds of 1 in 20,000 and gave a new life through his stem cell donation.

Hematopoietic stem cells are ‘mother cells that make blood,’ producing all blood cells—red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Patients with leukemia or blood cancers experience abnormalities in these cells, making normal blood production difficult. Curing such patients requires destroying their abnormal stem cells and transplanting healthy cells, making stem cell donation critical for their recovery.

Donation is possible only if the donor and patient share the same human leukocyte antigen(HLA). The odds of finding a match outside one’s family are as low as 1 in 20,000.

When a match was found through the odds, Yoo did not hesitate. “Knowing I could give hope to someone suffering somewhere, I immediately decided to donate,” he said.

Yoo’s journey began with registering as a donor at a blood center. When a patient with matching HLA appeared, the association contacted him for several blood tests and health checkups. About six weeks prior to donation, he received detailed medical examinations including liver, virus, and ECG screening.

If test results confirm the donor is eligible, they give the final consent. If agreed, the patient undergoes pre-treatment to suppress their immune system—making them ready to receive donor stem cells. At this step, the donor cannot withdraw, since withdrawal could mean the patient’s death.

Four days before donation, Yoo received injections for mobilization. Nurses visited him to administer t프랑스 토토사이트 medication on sc프랑스 토토사이트dule. T프랑스 토토사이트 day before donation, 프랑스 토토사이트 was hospitalized.

On the donation day, collection was performed for about five hours with a central venous catheter; “Although donor cells can be collected from the arm as well, I chose the central vein because my vessels are small,” he explained. “It was less painful and the scar is small, so I’m satisfied,” he added. Sometimes a second donation is needed, and a recovery test is performed about two weeks after discharge.

After completing the donation, Yoo reflected, “As a nursing student, it was valuable to directly witness and experience what I learned in class, but it was even more meaningful—my dream of saving a life came true.” In fact, he feels like he gained more than he gave. He smiled, calling his small post-procedure scar ‘an honorable mark.’

Yoo emphasized, “It was never just my own work.” He thanked coordinators, nurses who visited repeatedly for injections, doctors who conducted multiple exams, his friend who stayed by his side in hospital, and of course the recipient who endured everything and received the stem cells. He realized deeply how many put together time and effort for one patient’s health and promised, “From now on, I’ll live believing small acts of sharing can come to great hope.”

Despite its significance, stem cell donation remains unknown for the majority. Yoo said that even as a nursing student, he hadn’t seen many classmates register or donate. He concluded with this message:

“Even if the odds of a match are remote and you may never donate, just registering as a donor can give hope to patients. I hope everyone reading this considers registering as a hematopoietic stem cell donor.”