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Seth Hamot's Donor Circle

Thanks for joining Seth’s Donor Circle.  Seth was diagnosed with Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in July 2016.  After many rounds of chemotherapy and a splenectomy (spleen removal), his disease persists. 

Seth needs a stem cell transplant and he needs your help. 

Seth is searching for a stem cell donor.  He is an only child.  His best hope for a match is a donor who shares his ethnic background as an Ashkenazi Jew.  He needs a donor 18-45 years old.

Three ways you can help

If you are of Eastern European Jewish descent and 18-45, please consider being tested to see if you are a match.  Click on “Get Swabbed” at the top of this page and register to receive a free cheek swab kit.  It takes only a few minutes to swab the inside of your cheek and send it back.  

If you don’t share Seth’s ethnic background or are over 45 (or both), please consider a donation to fund processing a swab kit from a potential donor.  The Gift of Life Registry has over 10,000 unprocessed kits from eligible donors who are ready to enter the registry.  A donation of $60 pays to process one kit.  Any one of those unprocessed kits could be Seth’s match.

In addition, ANYONE can help by spreading the word.  Please send this link to everyone who might be able to help in any way.  You can also click above to share Seth’s Donor Circle on Facebook or Twitter. 

Please encourage friends and family in Israel to visit this page.  Although they can’t register as a donors through Gift of Life, they can join the Israeli registry, Ezer Mizion, if they are not already registered.  (Since 2005, all Israeli army recruits are automatically entered into the Ezer Mizion registry.)  Seth’s tissue is being compared with donors worldwide and so far his closest matches have been Israeli donors.  Potential Israeli donors can get a swab kit directly from Ezer Mizion (phone number 03-927-7772, processing fee required) or e-mail bennak@rcn.com to receive a free kit. 

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A donor sponsored by Seth Hamot's Donor Circle has matched a 74 year old woman battling Leukemia.

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A donor sponsored by Seth Hamot's Donor Circle has transplanted a 77 year old man battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.

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A donor sponsored by Seth Hamot's Donor Circle has transplanted a 73 year old man battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.

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A donor sponsored by Seth Hamot's Donor Circle has matched a 73 year old man battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.

New match in Seth Hamot's Donor Circle
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A donor sponsored by Seth Hamot's Donor Circle has matched a 77 year old man battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.

New match in Seth Hamot's Donor Circle
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A donor sponsored by Seth Hamot's Donor Circle has matched a 57 year old man battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).

New match in Seth Hamot's Donor Circle
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A donor sponsored by Seth Hamot's Donor Circle has matched a 60 year old man battling Myelodysplastic Disorder.

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A donor sponsored by Seth Hamot's Donor Circle has matched a 23 year old man battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.

New match in Seth Hamot's Donor Circle
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A donor sponsored by Seth Hamot's Donor Circle has matched a 71 year old woman battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).

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A donor sponsored by Seth Hamot's Donor Circle has matched a 71 year old woman battling Leukemia.

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A donor sponsored by Seth Hamot's Donor Circle has matched a 66 year old man battling Myelodysplastic Disorder.

New match in Seth Hamot's Donor Circle
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A donor sponsored by Seth Hamot's Donor Circle has matched a 66 year old man battling Myelodysplastic Disorder.

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A donor sponsored by Seth Hamot's Donor Circle has matched a 41 year old woman battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.

New match in Seth Hamot's Donor Circle
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A donor sponsored by Seth Hamot's Donor Circle has matched a 64 year old man battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.

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A donor sponsored by Seth Hamot's Donor Circle has transplanted a 14 year old girl battling Severe Aplastic Anemia.

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A donor sponsored by Seth Hamot's Donor Circle has matched a 73 year old woman battling Myelodysplastic Disorder.

New match in Seth Hamot's Donor Circle
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A donor sponsored by Seth Hamot's Donor Circle has matched a 13 year old girl battling Severe Aplastic Anemia.

New match in Seth Hamot's Donor Circle
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A donor sponsored by Seth Hamot's Donor Circle has matched a 58 year old man battling Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

New match in Seth Hamot's Donor Circle
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A donor sponsored by Seth Hamot's Donor Circle has matched a 60 year old man battling Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia.

New match in Seth Hamot's Donor Circle
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A donor sponsored by Seth Hamot's Donor Circle has matched a 64 year old man battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.

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A donor sponsored by Seth Hamot's Donor Circle has matched a 25 year old man battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).

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A donor sponsored by Seth Hamot's Donor Circle has matched a 60 year old woman battling Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia.

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A donor sponsored by Seth Hamot's Donor Circle has matched a 69 year old woman battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.

New match in Seth Hamot's Donor Circle
Feb 05, 2021

A donor sponsored by Seth Hamot's Donor Circle has matched a 63 year old woman battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).

New match in Seth Hamot's Donor Circle
Jan 20, 2021

A donor sponsored by Seth Hamot's Donor Circle has matched a 68 year old man battling Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

New match in Seth Hamot's Donor Circle
Dec 17, 2020

A donor sponsored by Seth Hamot's Donor Circle has matched a 71 year old woman battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.

New match in Seth Hamot's Donor Circle
Oct 20, 2020

A donor sponsored by Seth Hamot's Donor Circle has matched a 69 year old man battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.

New match in Seth Hamot's Donor Circle
Sep 30, 2020

A donor sponsored by Seth Hamot's Donor Circle has matched a 69 year old man battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.

New match in Seth Hamot's Donor Circle
Aug 07, 2020

A donor sponsored by Seth Hamot's Donor Circle has matched a 33 year old man battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).

New match in Seth Hamot's Donor Circle
Jul 07, 2020

A donor sponsored by Seth Hamot's Donor Circle has matched a 69 year old man battling Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

New match in Seth Hamot's Donor Circle
Jun 04, 2020

A donor sponsored by Seth Hamot's Donor Circle has matched a 76 year old woman battling Myelodysplastic Disorder.

New match in Seth Hamot's Donor Circle
May 04, 2020

A donor sponsored by Seth Hamot's Donor Circle has matched a 11 year old boy battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).

New match in Seth Hamot's Donor Circle
Feb 11, 2020

A donor sponsored by Seth Hamot's Donor Circle has matched a 44 year old woman battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.

New match in Seth Hamot's Donor Circle
Jan 31, 2020

A donor sponsored by Seth Hamot's Donor Circle has matched a 76 year old man battling Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.