Families who have received the news that their child is suffering from a life-threatening illness may be overwhelmed to learn that a blood cell or marrow transplant is recommended for him or her. Not only do parents need a crash course on what will be involved from a medical perspective, but they face an intense family crisis as well. While families of course want a cure, they also need all the help they can get as they embark with their child on a journey through one of the most complex and costly of medical procedures.  

BMTBasics.org offers both specific information needed by Washington families and looks at BMT access issues from an equity perspective. All patient families, no matter where they live, need information that is reliable, readily available, and easy to understand, on every aspect of the BMT process. Information about the special issues faced by mixed heritage and other underserved patients is also urgenlty needed but has been even more difficult to find until now. Therefore, we hope that this website will make a significant contribution to helping equalize the chances for all our children to benefit from medical advances that now can save lives.