Please help us honor Ancil and his commitment to helping others, as a pharmacist, a university professor, and a man of strong faith.

By completing a swab kit, you can join the registry for your chance to save someone's life.

Ancil was a 39-year-old husband and father of three children ages who had a fulfilling career as a Pharmacist. He was diagnosed with Hepatosplenic T-cell Lymphoma, a type of cancer that is extremely rare, comprising less than 5% of all lymphoma cases worldwide.

Unfortunately, 71% of Black patients do not have a viable match in the worldwide registry. You can honor Ancil's memory by joining the registry for your chance to save a life. All it takes is a swab of your cheek to find out if you are a match for a patient in need. We inherit the matching factors from our parents and ancestors, similar to how hair and eye color is passed down. 

If you have Black or African-American ancestry, please join the registry today.

More about Ancil

Ancil was a proud alumnus of Florida A&M University (FAMU), where he earned both his undergraduate and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees. He also taught at FAMU, and was a sponsor of the Black Men in Medicine chapter at the university. 

Ancil was a man of deep and abiding faith in Jesus Christ and sought to live out that faith in the way he loved and served others.

Ancil enjoyed spending time with his wife Natalie, their family and friends, playing video games, working out, walking his two dogs, and attending sporting events.

What you can do

Details about joining the registry:

• Join the registry! Click on the blue "Join Registry" button. 
  • Donors in general good health between 18 and 35 years old may join the registry. Donors over the age of 35 can also join, but we ask that you to please donate $60 to offset the lab fees – Click here to learn why.  
  • Eighty percent of donors requested by transplant centers are 18 to 35 years old for medical reasons – Click here to learn why Age Matters.
  • Donors can remain in the registry until their 61st birthday – Click here to learn why the registry has an Age Limit.
  • Certain medical conditions may mean you are not able to join the registry or donate – Click here to check the Conditions List. If you're not sure, a health history questionnaire is part of the registration process.
• Sponsor a swab kit. Click on the orange "Give to My Circle" button. Lab processing of every kit costs $60. Your contribution will help add new donors to the registry, who may become someone's lifesaving donor.
• Spread the word through social media. 

News coverage about Ancil

• Community rallies to find bone marrow donor for FAMU professor with rare cancer

• NE Tallahassee neighbor, FAMU team up to save professor with rare cancer

• Tallahassee husband and father in urgent need of marrow transplant after rare blood cancer diagnosis