Marrow Drive
For man health is the greatest wealth. From time immemorial, many countries have been delving into the ways to preserve good health and disseminating the knowledge among all. In the absence of sound health, human aspirations become futile.
Sri Sathya Sai Baba, Summer Showers 2002
Swami said, “I wish to give a word of advice to the doctors. While you are examining the patients you should have smiling faces and talk to the patients sweetly. If you check the pulse with a grim face the patients may collapse fearing that there is something radically wrong. Some patients even dread the very sight of a doctor when he approaches to examine. Doctors should infuse courage in the patents and speak soothingly radiating compassion and love. The kind approach of the doctor will have greater healing effect on the patients than the medicine itself. Doctors must instill courage in the patients.”
One of the major challenges in taking care of certain types of cancer patients is finding a fully matched donor. Volunteers of the Sri Sathya Sai Organization conduct bone marrow drives to raise awareness and to encourage signing up for a bone marrow registry.