Event programme:

  • Friday, 15 April
    • 10:00 – official opening of Szpikolada, ZSOiZ sports hall
    • 10:30–14:00 – registration of potential bone marrow donors, ZSOiZ
    • 11:00–14:00 – registration of potential bone marrow donors, Starostwo Powiatowe
    • 11:00–15:00 – registration of potential bone marrow donors, BZWBK branches I and III
    • 15:00–18:00 – registration of potential bone marrow donors, Galeria BCC, Tesco, Kaufland and Carrefour
  • Saturday, 16 April
    • 11:00 – 3rd Run for Bone Marrow; starting point: ZSOiZ sports field
    • 10:00–14:00 – registration of potential bone marrow donors, ZSOiZ
    • 10:00–16:00 – registration of potential bone marrow donors, Galeria BCC, Tesco, Kaufland and Carrefour
    • 12:00–14:00 – charity concert, ZSOiZ sports hall.
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Szpikolada is an original initiative of the community of Zespół Szkół Ogólnokształcących i Zawodowych im. mjra H. Sucharskiego in Bolesławiec, combining charitable and educational activities. It is organised by a group of teachers and students in cooperation with foundations involved in registering potential bone marrow donors and promoting blood donation and tissue and organ transplantation.

A bone marrow donor may be a person who is:

  • between 18 and 50 years of age
  • responsible and aware that they may be asked to donate bone marrow even several decades after registration
  • healthy, with no history of cancer, haematological or immunological diseases, and not carrying HIV, HBS or HCV (hepatitis B or C) viruses
  • meeting requirements similar to those for blood donors.

During registration, you must have an identity document containing your PESEL number with you.

A bone marrow donor is permanently disqualified by:

  • HIV infection (or belonging to a group at increased risk of infection with this virus)
  • the presence of the HBs antigen, anti-HCV antibodies with the presence of HCV RNA (the presence of anti-HBc antibodies and a previous type A virus infection are acceptable)
  • active tuberculosis within the past five years
  • diabetes requiring antidiabetic medication
  • active asthma requiring medication (if the candidate has not had an asthma attack in the past five years and does not take medication, they may qualify).

Every hour in Poland, someone is diagnosed with blood cancer, or leukaemia. For many patients, a bone marrow transplant from an unrelated donor is their only chance of survival. You too can save someone’s life by registering as a potential bone marrow donor. It takes only a moment and involves a preliminary medical interview, completing a form with personal details, and providing a swab from the inside of the cheek or 4 ml of blood.

Zbigniew Herbut from PCK on a myth surrounding bone marrow transplantation (a statement from three years ago):

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