Beautiful gesture by Ohio State baseball
An enormously generous gesture by the Ohio State baseball team. When one freshman teammate needed a bone marrow transplant for leukemia, the entire team voluntarily signed up to check for transplant matches.
I hate Ohio as much as the next guy, but thought I'd post this to bring real life into perspective. Beautiful stuff.
[ED:BISB - Edited because when they're trying to save someone drom leukemia you can call them Ohio State. In fact, you should probably do it anyway]
Always funny to me that the "I hate Ohio as much as the next guy" disclaimer needs to be added to these posts.
Fantastic story, thanks for sharing!
I thought that this would be a post about their baseball team mocking us or something. Glad to hear that at least one team in Columbus has class and cares about things outside of team performance.
This was a classy move, but I can't be the only Michigan fan who's driven crazy by the "Ohio" thing. It's confusing and I don't see how it's insulting. I like that Hoke does it - as one of those quirky, fun rivalry things - but I'm not sure that means that everyone needs to do it.
I agree completely. If people want to use it in a context that is so very obviously OSU, then fine. "We've still got two weeks until that Ohio game, so for now we're focused on Indiana." Got it. No one thinks that we might be playing Ohio University on the last game of the year. "I bet Braxton Miller will be Ohio's leading rusher." Yep, same thing, no confusion there.
But it's so often deployed in many confusing contexts. This being one of them.
Then people will understand.
I thought that was Dayton?
Great story. I love when sports and reality combine... puts things in perspective.
Fixed it
Did it in the subject in respect for the news, but as a UM fan living in a hostile, buckeyes territory, it sure is satisfying seeing OHIO fans hearing them that by that name. At least during basketball season, you know.
Agree to disagree. No petty rivalry stuff necessarily intended...I've just come to use the term to refer to them. Plus it's more abbreviated!
If I could stop all OSU fans from referring to Michigan as "scUM" I would. I don't mind the "Ohio" thing, even though I did go to Ohio U, and I really don't mind OSU fans saying TTUN and not saying "Michigan" as I think that just adds to the rivalry but I can do without the "Suckeyes" and "Meatchickens."
Because on the other hand you have me, me, me, players in the $EC wanting to cash in at college never mind the pros.. Ohio disclaimer I can't stand Ohio
The University Of Cincinnati is wearing his number on their sleeves as a show of support as well:
Today we are wearing patches to honor @OhioState_BASE's Zach Farmer who was diagnosed with leukemia. #ZF11 pic.twitter.com/KQZdd3dLVz
— UC Bearcats Baseball (@UCincyBaseball) May 13, 2014
How often do we talk about Ohio University on here? Almost never. And if we do, we decided awhile ago that OHIO was for Ohio university.
Wouldn't it be great if everyone on this blog would open a new window or tab, go to www.BeTheMatch.org and sign up to be in the bone marrow registry. They'll send you a kit, all you have to do is swab your cheek and consent to be a potential donor.
I did this some years ago after the younger sister of a good friend, both Michigan grads and doctors, almost died of a rare leukemia while waiting for a donor. She got lucky, too many don't. So please stop arguing about "Ohio" and sign up, you never know, you might save a life one day.
Can I meet you half way?
I'll request a kit and sign up as a potential donor, but I would like to continue arguing about "Ohio." Fair?
Deal.
I registered a bazillion years ago (okay, like 10 years ago). Does anyone know if I need to re-register every so often? Like, has the tachnology advanced such that they would need a new sample?
You don't need a new sample, but you do need to respond to their periodic requests to update your profile, and re-consent, or they have to drop you from the registry. I receive emails periodically, some are just news, but some are important and require a response by logging in.
thanks sadeto - i was wondering the same thing as BiSB. I'm sure I haven't heard from the registry in about forever, so will try to login and confirm my info.
Lets see how many MGoBloggers we can get registered.
2 and counting
I got disqualified by one of the medical guidelines, unfortunately, but it did seem like an easy process and a more than worthwhile thing to do.
Pleased that it worked out for you.
I'm on the marrow list. Evidently, my type is very, very rare, so they had me sign something special certifying that I'd do it if asked. It's less likely that I'll get asked, but if I do, I''m likely to be the only one.
It's an awesome story. It reminds you that despite the rivalry, these are college kids and human beings.
The more people bitch about it, the more I use that term.
I mean what team in the world would not sign up as donors if one of them could cure a teammate of cancer? #beahuman
This is nice, but we need to stop thinking of such actions as extraordinary. This should be basic human decency.
This SHOULD be basic human decency, but it's not and that's why this is nice and should be publicized. As a Doctor I can assure that even though many might think this SHOULD be commonplace, reality shows that hospitals (and Patients) everywhere struggle to find donors on a regular basis so what these guys are doing isn't necessarily in line with how society generally responds. Let them have their moment in the sun, it's a good thing they're doing.
Awesome to hear!
You all signed in to say this was not news worthy and not an exceptional thing AFTER two people posted that it was what made them join the marrow list. It is not so much that the team did it but that they did it and made others realize they should as well. They used there position to influence others to do the right thing and that is what is extraordinary. Reminds me of people getting excited because others donate to something that they do not deem worthy and yet they do nothing for anyone themselves.
This was a nice story.
UVA's Mike London was matched with his daughter when she was younger and now he has the team run a marrow drive on campus each year. 6 people have been succesfully matched because of the drive.