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NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS call (905) 845-9742 or subscribe online @ www.oakvillebeaver.com We had about two weeks left to explain to him and talk to him about the fact this was something he was not going to come home from, said Kim. It was extremely difficult to have that conversation. You are there with the hope that something can be done and then you have to start talking to your son about the life after. Despite the gravity of the news, Kim said David took it well. He was amazing because he knewHe thought he was going to pass away a long time ago, said Kim. He said hed had a great life and so he didnt mind going. Mike said his son was a very honest per- son, who was very passionate about the things he believed in and felt it was impor- tant to set wrongs right. A dedicated student at Trent University, Kim said David continued to work on his university assignments right up until the day before he died. His parents said David had a keen inter- est in politics and enjoyed visits from Oakville MP Terence Young, who sat and talked with David on several occasions. Young even brought him Prime Minister Stephen Harpers business card, which was signed by Harper. Kim said helping others was also important to David, which is why he allowed doctors to test him throughout his life, so they could gain more information about Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome. Kim said David had offered to donate his body to science in the hope it could be useful. While Mike was happy to see people turning out to Tuesdays clinic, he said more needs to be done stating that of the 15 million people currently registered as possible bone marrow donors only 262,000 are Canadian. Mike is now striving to get two million Canadians registered within two years, but said things will really have to change to make that happen. I think we have to have the hospitals open up their lobbies to have permanent (bone marrow) clinics, just a little kiosk where people can come in and register, he said. The other thing is theres 20,000 blood donor drives across the country each year. Why cant they have a matching table right beside it so when someone is giving blood they could be asked to also get typed (reg- istered)? Flynn said people need to be informed of how easy it is to become registered as a possible bone marrow donor and how sim- ple the actual donation process itself has become. I had no idea that the process had pro- gressed to the point where often this treat- ment can be done simply by blood, with no painful operation, said Flynn. One Matchs Patient and Transplant Liaison Specialist Mary Lynn Pride said registering as a possible bone marrow match only requires about 10 minutes of a persons time. This time is mostly used to get medical information, but also to collect cotton swabs taken from inside the persons mouth. These cotton swabs are tested and if the person is found to be a bone marrow match with someone awaiting a transplant they will undergo one of two procedures. The first procedure Peripheral Stem Cell Procedure is similar to a blood dona- tion. Pride said the second procedure is the Bone Marrow Procedure, which donors say involves some bruising and pain equiv- alent to slipping and falling on ice. In return for going through either of these procedures, Pride said, someones life could be saved. Mike and Kim know this to be true stat- ing that shortly after their son passed away his hospital roommate Andrew received word a bone marrow match had been found for him. David Smyths funeral will take place Thursday at 3 p.m. at Glen Oaks Memorial Chapel and Reception Centre located at 3164 Ninth Line. Parents want to raise bone marrow registry awareness Continued from page 1 MICHELLE SIU / OAKVILLE BEAVER THERE FOR EACH OTHER: Mike and Kim Smyth console each other at their Oakville home on Saturday evening after their son David Smyth, 20, passed away earlier that day. I think we have to have the hospitals open up their lobbies to have permanent (bone marrow) clinics, just a little kiosk where people can come in and register. Mike Smyth, Davids father