RE: Finding a compatible donor for potentialtransplantation

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Hi all,

Thanks for your generous replies so far, Lea I shall write to you privately.

I didn't make myself clear on a couple of points so I shall do that now.

My husband is not able to go on the Australian and then International

Registry because he is too old. He is 50 this year and they want people

from 18 to 40 only. The age limit used to be 50 but it's now been reduced

to 40.

The point I was trying to put forward is that maybe he is too old to be on

the registry but why on earth can't he help me?

My brother would be too old to go on the registry if he had to because he is

43 this year but because he is a sibling then he can be tested.

Isn't all this rather biased?

I cannot understand why we cannot pay for a simple blood test, even for my

daughters to be tested. My eldest is 18, just old enough to go on the

registry, can't be tested for me or rather the 'red tape' won't allow her to

be tested.

Jackie