Now That You've Joined

Welcome! Thank you for your commitment to the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) Registry and the patients we serve.

Joining the NMDP Registry is the first step to helping save a life. We encourage you to learn more about the NMDP and bone marrow donation so that you are ready to donate if you are called: 

• The NMDP Registry and why patients need donors
• Understanding your commitment
• The donation process

What's next?

• Keep us updated so that we can find you quickly if you match a patient. Update your information online or call us at 1 (800) MARROW-2 (1-800-627-7692) if:
  • Your phone number, name or address changes
  • You have any changes to your health
  • You want to be removed from the NMDP Registry
• Contribute financially to help a patient get the transplant he or she needs today. Your gift helps patients with the expenses of transplant, adds donors to the Registry and supports transplant research.
• Get involved by receiving specific information on how you can help us change lives.
• Learn about more ways to help. 

More information

• Life. It’s in You. (PDF) – features the most important information about joining the NMDP Registry.
  
  
• What's the Next Step? (PDF) – Addresses the importance of donor commitment and our expectations of donors. It also explains what donors can expect of the NMDP.
  Also in Spanish: ¿Cuál es el siguiente paso? (PDF). Additional languages available in print.

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