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Post by Phaedrus on Nov 13, 2018 16:44:07 GMT -5
wkuherald.com/sports/volleyball-coach-travis-hudson-will-pay-bone-marrow-donor-s/article_989d7394-e6cd-11e8-8945-db680c0ade26.htmlYes, every good thing you have heard about Travis Hudson is true. _____________________________________________________________ WKU volleyball head coach Travis Hudson was passing out t-shirts with his team at a WKU basketball game last weekend in support of former player Alyssa Cavanaugh’s continued battle with leukemia when an idea came to him. “As I watched people walk in this building, I just had this overwhelming feeling in my heart that there’s 20,000 of those people walking around campus, and it’s so easy to find out if you’re a match,” Hudson said. “It’s so simple.” Thinking of the multitude of people on this campus with the chance to save Cavanaugh’s life or someone else’s on the donor registry list, Hudson said he began trying to think of a way to shake the student body. He thought of promotions and fundraisers he’d seen before, half-court shots to win a semester’s tuition at basketball games. Then it hit him. “If anybody on this campus — if any student on this campus who will take five minutes to register, and it comes back, and they happen to be the match for Alyssa Cavanaugh, their next semester of tuition on the Hill is on me,” Hudson said. “That sounds like a pretty good gig. I was a poor college student at one time.”
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Post by Floyd R. Turbo on Nov 13, 2018 17:04:04 GMT -5
That. Is. Awesome.
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Post by cbrown1709 on Nov 13, 2018 17:05:25 GMT -5
He's always been a great guy.
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Post by chancelucky on Nov 13, 2018 17:06:18 GMT -5
Great idea!
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Post by BuckysHeat on Nov 13, 2018 17:34:25 GMT -5
This is beautiful
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Post by Wolfgang on Nov 13, 2018 17:47:47 GMT -5
I don't know who he is.
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Post by bvhcumoot on Nov 13, 2018 18:09:33 GMT -5
Inspiring.
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Post by yoda on Nov 13, 2018 18:31:41 GMT -5
You're probably joking but, if not, that's unfortunate because he's one of the better guys around. To quote another thread, he's a stand up guy.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Nov 13, 2018 18:34:52 GMT -5
Just hoping they find a match!
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Post by c4ndlelight on Nov 13, 2018 18:47:53 GMT -5
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Post by beesknees on Nov 14, 2018 11:36:34 GMT -5
Goals
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Post by rainbowbadger on Nov 14, 2018 18:17:16 GMT -5
I was wondering if this got posted. I encourage everyone in the US who can to join the registry at BeTheMatch.org. Especially if you’re a racial or ethnic minority - patients are more likely to match with donors who have similar racial/ethnic backgrounds, and patients of color match at lower rates than white patients because there are fewer enrolled donors of color.
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Post by permagrin on Nov 14, 2018 19:29:47 GMT -5
I tried to sign up but im over 60 so they wont take me
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Post by c4ndlelight on Jan 16, 2019 10:08:08 GMT -5
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Post by rainbowbadger on Jan 16, 2019 11:16:02 GMT -5
Sitting here grinning like an idiot. YAY.
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