By: Rachael
I joined a couple of years ago after seeing a post on another blog. I am pretty sure it is always free to join. They do tell you it costs about $100 for the testing and give you the option to donate...
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Actually if you go to bethematch.com you can order the swabs to do at home and it’s FREE!! A friend of mine ended up donating her stem cells in March after she was a match to a stranger. She told me...
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People operate under the misconception that bone marrow donation is painful, scarring, and scary. That’s because it DID used to be that way. Thanks to the newest retrieval techniques, though, it’s no...
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Sadly, I’m not eligible for the marrow donor registry, but I give blood regularly.
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I have the same problem…but I’m going to convince my husband to join the registry!
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I had requested the donor kit from Be The Match. org months ago. After seeing the news story last night about Robin Roberts, it reminded me to send it in. I did the swabs this morning and it is...
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What the Fork?
Occasionally, I like to take a break from regular blogging and do some product reviews. And by product reviews, I mean eviscerate the inventors of anything in the Skymall Magazine and mock those who...
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The Responsibility Between Us
I am not a curvy girl. Not even close. Breasts? Forget it. I don’t wear a bra with 99.9 percent of all articles of clothing. Hips? Not even mildly interesting unless you count that weird mole I had...
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Chelsea McGowan: Picture Perfect Curves
Hey you, curvy girl over there, did you know you can be fashionable and have a blast doing it? I think sometimes we forget that, because for so long, the style choices just weren’t there for us. And...
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Abercrombie & Fitch, aka The In-Crowd
It could be the new hashtag, #afhatesfatchicks. Social Media has placed upon our doorsteps the latest in body hate news, Abercrombie & Fitch and their distaste for fat people. No wait, fat girls....
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Her Little Sister
“You must be Angie’s little sister.” For the past 35 years, that phrase has followed me wherever I go. From Kindergarten to middle school band, from my first internship to Twitter, I have dodged and...
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Apple Girl
Apple. I know it’s kind of a hard name to hear, I mean, have you looked at an apple lately? It’s not the sexiest fruit in the produce aisle, but you’re not an apple—you’re an apple shape, and that’s...
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Swimsuit Bravery?
Last week, I casually mentioned I needed to go bathing suit shopping and thousands of people (or maybe just my six remaining friends) told me how “brave” I was. I started worrying about why bravery was...
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Breaking Down in Fred Meyer
On our way back into Seattle from a nice, relaxing visit with the in-laws (no, really), my wife and I decided to stop at Fred Meyer for some much-needed household supplies. As Lindy was busy filling...
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The Voice of the Teenage Girl
It’s sometimes easy to write off teenage girls with antiquated cliche. Girls who lose their minds at One Direction concerts, post millions of selfies on Instagram, girls who attack twitter users in the...
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Turning the Camera
I sometimes wonder, would we be so quick to poke fun of the people around us, if we were accountable for our actions. On the internet we’re safe behind our shiny screens and keyboards. It’s easy to...
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Jasmine: Roller Derby Beauty
Confession… nothing excites me as much as bad ass curvy women, rocking fashion and rocking life. I strive to surround myself with them, working beside them, being inspired by them, sharing their light...
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Curvy Girl Makeover: Sara
So I had this idea. “I want to travel the country, dressing and styling curvy women.” It might not be as profound as curing a disease or ending genocide, but to millions of of women left completely...
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The Art of Bra Fitting
Bra fittings are like snowflakes… there are no two alike. And surprise, that shouldn’t be the case. Being fitted for a bra isn’t the most exciting moment in a girl’s life, but it is, however, a...
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