Both brothers, King and Ace, are in urgent need of lifesaving transplants! Order your swab kit and find out if you are the hero who matches one of them!

Older brother King is 12 years old, and younger brother Ace is 6. They both have a very rare inherited  immune deficiency which prevents their bodies from making the correct type of white blood cells, leaving them chronically susceptible to infections.

Both boys need blood stem cell or marrow transplants from matching donors in order to give them fully functioning immune systems. With transplants, they will have a chance at normal lives free of constant illnesses and repeated treatments.

King and Ace both receive immunoglobulin via intravenous infusion every four weeks, and each procedure takes six to seven hours. Without finding transplant donors, their prospects are difficult, and both of them have been hospitalized at times to fight infections.

Their mother, Denisha, says that the condition runs in their family, and two of her brothers who were born with the same immune disorder did not survive.

The family has turned to Gift of Life in the hope of finding donors for both King and Ace. King loves playing football with his friends and gaming on his computer, and Ace enjoys Roblox on his iPad, and playing basketball.

Help us find donors for both of these boys so this beautiful family -- which also includes their four sisters – can return to normal.

If you are 18 – 35 and in general good health, please join the registry today! 

The boys' best chance of finding matching donors is among those who share their African-American ancestry.

Only 29% of African American and Black patients are able to find a match, so more donors are needed to join the registry and help save lives.  We need everyone to be tested!

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 be a match for King, Ace, or another patient. 

Spread the word. Use the social media links to the right to share King and Ace’s story in your social media accounts. The more people who order a swab kit and join the registry, the faster they will find their donors