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Life & fun · January 26, 2012

I've created a site about Bone Marrow Donation

Hi HN,<p>I've posted a couple times here before (mostly within posts pertaining to Amit Gupta's search for a bone marrow donor) and I wanted to share a site I've been working on for the past 5 months or so that recently went live. I'm going on my fifth year of being an Acute Myelogenous Leukemia survivor, and while I didn't need a bone marrow transplant myself at one point it was a very real possibility. At that time I became aware of the lack of minority bone marrow donors and made a promise to myself to try to do something about it if I were to survive. This site is something of a…

I've created a site about Bone Marrow Donation launched on January 26, 2012 with 120 votes, #11 of 306 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 14 years on.

Visit cheekswab.org ↗Alternativestop 4% of January 2012

In plain words

Cheekswab is an independent website that raises awareness about bone marrow donation, particularly within ethnic minority communities where donor shortage is acute. It provides information about joining the Be the Match Registry through simple cheek swab testing, explains donor rights and commitments, helps people locate or request donation drives, and addresses common concerns about the process. The site was created by an acute myelogenous leukemia survivor to increase the pool of available donors.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

Join the Be the Match Registry®, and enter the lottery to save a life.

Cheekswab is an independent initiative to spread awareness of the need for bone marrow donors within ethnic minority groups. Joining the marrow registry is simple and painless. Understand your commitment and rights as a donor. Are you attending a drive soon? Find out what to expect, information you need for forms, and other details. Unable to make a drive in your location? Request a swab kit directly from Marrow.org! We understand that many people have fears or worries about becoming a marrow donor. Let's address some concerns. Hosting a drive at your workplace, social gathering, or place of worship is the single most effective way to increase registry enrollment. A great way to stay in…from cheekswab.org

In the maker’s words, at launch

Hi HN,<p>I've posted a couple times here before (mostly within posts pertaining to Amit Gupta's search for a bone marrow donor) and I wanted to share a site I've been working on for the past 5 months or so that recently went live. I'm going on my fifth year of being an Acute Myelogenous Leukemia survivor, and…

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