Ben Rabinowitz is battling AML for the second time in his 8 years of life. He fought like a champion and put his AML into remission earlier this year, but unfortunately, he has relapsed and needs our help to beat AML for good.
Please join my Donor Circle and become a member of the Gift of Life bone marrow registry. This registry provides children and adults who are sick with leukemia or lymphoma a chance to recover. You could save a life!
Healthy Donors Needed: Anyone in general good health between 18 and 35 years old may join the registry. Click on the blue "Join Registry" button above right.
Medical Conditions: 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.
Younger Donors Needed: Eighty percent of donors requested by transplant centers are 18 to 35 years old for medical reasons – Click here to learn why age matters in transplant outcome.
Over 35: Donors 36 and older can also join, but we ask that you to please donate $60 to offset the lab fees – Click here to learn why.
Over 60: Donors can remain in the registry until their 61st birthday – Click here to learn why the registry has an Age Limit.
Run a Donor Recruitment Drive! One of the best ways to help build a more diverse registry is to run a donor recruitment drive at your business, school, place of worship, or in your community. Gift of Life will give you the training, materials, and support to get your drive organized and to publicize it. What happens at a drive? You set up a table where people can complete a swab kit and register to join Gift of Life. Every swab kit from a potential donor could be someone who saves a life! Please contact Donor Recruitment Director Chris Camacho to get started, email: ccamacho@giftoflife.org, direct line: 561-982-2904.
Sponsor a swab kit. Click on the orange "Give to My Circle" button. Lab processing of every kit to add a donor to the registry costs $60. Your contribution will help test new donors, who may be a match for a patient now or in the future.