The Hart Series Box Set by ME Carter

Author:ME Carter [Carter, M.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ME Carter
Published: 2021-01-21T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

“So, Jason,” Judy began, “Adam tells me you want to start a foundation that promotes finding and keeping bone marrow donors.”

“Sure do,” I said as I sat in Judy’s office.

I had come up with the idea on my way home the day we found out about the baby, and I’d called Adam as soon as I could. He had thought the idea was a great one and immediately set up a meeting with Judy so we could go over legalities and crap like that. I didn’t care what they had to do behind the scenes. I just knew I’d finally found something I could gladly put my name behind. “After no one in our family came up as a match for Jax, I started doing some research about it. I kept running into stories like ours and how common that was. And how there was a huge need for specific kinds of donors.”

“What kinds of specific donors?” she asked.

“In a nutshell? Anyone with a diverse ethnic background.”

Her eyebrows rose slightly. “Sounds like you’ve done some research. Explain.”

I smiled, appreciating how no-nonsense she always was at these meetings. “When I came up with the idea, I started looking at the bone marrow registry websites. One of the things I kept running into is how they need ethnically diverse donors.”

“Why?” she asked, sitting back in her chair.

“As more and more people are born who are of mixed race, the need for mixed race donors has gone up,” I said, my thoughts running a mile a minute. “I realized that football is one of the most ethnically diverse sports out there. I have Black teammates and white teammates and Hispanic teammates. I’ve even had a couple Native Hawaiian teammates, and Hawaii is a tiny little state.” I looked over at Adam. “You remember Robert Stoker? I used to play with him in college. He plays for Arizona now, I think.”

“Yeah,” Adam said, nodding. “Real nice guy.”

“He is. Well, his dad was this huge Irish dude. Navy man. Met Robert’s mom in the Philippines. Married her and brought her back to the states,” I explained. “So Robert and all his siblings—and there are a bunch—are half Irish, half Filipino. I don’t know for sure, but I’m guessing his bone marrow type might be pretty specific.”

Judy stayed silent. I could practically see the gears turning in her brain.

“My point is,” I continues, “with thousands of ethnically diverse players, that means millions of ethnically diverse fans. If just one percent of those fans became bone marrow donors, there’s no telling how many children’s lives could be saved. Not just children, but adults too,” I tacked on quickly.

I sat back, done talking. Now I just had to wait to see what Judy thought. She finally leaned forward and put her arms on her desk, leaning in toward the conversation.

“You know part of my job is to make sure that anything our players get involved with casts the organization in a good light.” I nodded as she continued.

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