1. how it all began...

when i learned i was going to be donating my bone marrow

i decided to start a journal on my ipad. 

i will share some of the entries i wrote in my journal with you guys. 

i really didn't write it for you guys to read.

i mainly wrote it for me so i could remember what i went through, how i felt, 

and and what i was thinking during the whole process! 

i hope to one day give it to "my lady"

{her identity is still secret, for some reason}

i dont know. we will see if i chicken out or not. 

anyways....

here is my first journal entry. 

1. how it all began... 

February 23. 2013

Kinzey was putting on a bone marrow drive for a lady in kirtland 3rd ward. 

her goal was to get 70 people. when i first heard about it i told her not to 

even ask if i would do it because i wasnt going to say no to her. and then brittany, my mom

and kinzey all talked me into it. kinzey was at 69 new members and needed 

one more to reach her goal.

"fine... come to the propane yard and swab my cheek!" i told kinz. 5 minutes later.

 knowing in 5 short minutes i would be shakily writing down all my information and getting 

my cheek swabbed to become the newest member of be the match. 

i called cory and told him what id just done and wanted to burst out in tears in the middle of work.

he asked me why i did it and i didnt have an answer

then he started laughing. oh that made it ten times worse!! 

but to be honest... i had no idea why i signed up. 

especially with my huge fear of needles....