The thought of donating bone marrow sounds scary to most people, and if you listen to many of the stories, it sounds painful too. In reality, for the small percentage of people on the registry who are actually matched to a recipient and called to donate, it is very likely a bit of both. However, that’s not what the volunteers and donors involved in the most recent bone marrow donor drive, held at Al Udeid Air Base from May 15 – 19, 2017, were thinking about. For them, the opportunity of providing hope or ultimately saving a life far outweighed any apprehension or fear of pain.