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Donor Stories
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Jared
When 21 year old Jared was encouraged by his parents to register as a bone marrow donor in July of 2011 while at Camp Young Judaea , he didn’t think he would be called so quickly. Just one short year after joining the registry, Jared found himself donating peripheral blood stem cells to a patient diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.
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Bryan
By 7:30am, Bryan’s work phone was already ringing. The caller ID read Florida and confused as to who from Florida would be calling so early, he hesitantly picked up the phone. The voice on the other end said he had been identified as a match for a 39 year old male with Hodgkins Lymphoma. “I nearly feel out of my chair,” recalls Bryan.
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Nicole
This stranger could be anywhere in the world. This stranger could be a baker, an NBA player, or the next president of the United States. I could have passed this stranger on the street or could have asked this stranger for directions to the coffee shop last weekend. There are, however, some things that I do know for sure: I share with this stranger HLA tissue type, proteins in the blood, allergies, immune system, and an everlasting friendship.
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Aalap
Two years ago this November, Aalap was sitting at the Starbuck’s on Butler University’s campus doing homework. The pharmacy student decided to swab his cheek with other classmates and join Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation’s international registry. Like many who swab their cheeks, Aalap did not think that one day he would be called upon to save a life.
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Bayla
In May 2011, Bayla was mourning the loss of her aunt, who had died of breast cancer. It was then that she received a call from Gift of Life informing her that she was a match for someone else who was battling cancer. She immediately thought, “How could I not try and save this lady’s life? If my aunt could have been saved by a stem cell or bone marrow transplant and there was a match who didn’t want to donate, I would be devastated. So how could I do that to another family?”
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Ari
At the age of 21, Ari decided to swab his cheek at a donor drive that was held at Yeshiva University in August 2001. Seven years later, while pursuing his medical degree from the University of Maryland, Ari received the call that only few people receive. Feelings of excitement and shock lined Ari’s face: “When I got the call, it was like winning the lottery. The odds are so small and to be given an opportunity to save someone’s life made me feel so fortunate.”
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Casey
When 21 year old Casey donated bone marrow to a 57 year old woman with chronic leukemia, Gift of Life's Donor Services Director described her as a spirited young woman who showered every nurse, doctor and coordinator with hugs and expressions of gratitude. Selfless and inspiring are two adjectives that describe this heroic young lady.
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Alex
21 year old Alex knows how quickly life can change. In September 2011, his father’s life was tragically cut short at the age of 54. In a unique twist of fate, Alex found himself donating to save the life of a man almost the same age as his father, one week before the one year anniversary of his father’s death.
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Nick
The beautiful phrase “Gift of Life” has always touched me with its double meaning. For me, as a donor, I was supposedly helping to give another person the gift of another chance at life. But with each passing day, I feel that the title of “donor” gives me too much credit. I was the lucky one. I was the recipient.
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Max
When 23-year-old Max received the call from Gift of Life informing him he was a match for a transplant patient, he never questioned going through with the donation process. He said, “During the registration they advised that there is a small chance of being a possible match but I never thought I would be called.”
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