Hello genetic relatives! I am a 73-year-old wife and mom of three children, my son 40 and two daughters 39 and37. In May of 2025, I was diagnosed with Myo Proliferative Neoplasm (MPN) which is a rare precursor to Leukemia. Doctors have given me two years to live.
To defeat MPN and recover my health, I need a bone marrow transplant from a donor who shares my same tissue type. Sadly, none of my siblings or children are a close enough match to donate – And like 75% of Jewish blood cancer patients, I do not currently have a viable match in the worldwide registry.
You could be my lifesaving hero without knowing it! I learned that ancestry and ethnicity play a crucial role in finding a match, so my family is working with a nonprofit called Marrow Mates to reach out to my genetic relatives to spread the word about my need for a stem cell donor. It is extremely hard reaching out like this, but I am doing all I can to find my match.
I am sharing a personal video and a link to a news story about me. I’ve also included a link to my Marrow Mates Gift of Life Donor Circle, where you can sign up to join the global stem cell registry and see if you are my match. All it takes is to swab the inside of your cheek with a cotton swab. When you register, Marrow Mates will send you the swab kit. That’s all it takes!
My wonderful children have been working tirelessly to find a donor and have run 26 swab drives across North America in the last 5 weeks, including the largest swab drive ever in Canada. Thus far, they have done over 2500 cheek swabs. We still haven't found that match, which is why I am turning to Marrow Mates, as the most likely person is ancestry linked.
To register, just click on this link to be taken to my Gift of Life Donor Registration Page: https://www.giftoflife.org/dc/MMDAPHNE
I have had my story told by many major Jewish storytellers, such as Jonah Platt and Johnny Daniels.
My personal page: helpdaphne.org
Instagram: help.daphne
Marrow Mates: https://www.marrowmates.org/About-Us/Extended-Family-Donor-Search-Initiative