Stories

Two Transplant Recipients Meet Their Lifesaving Donors at Gift of Life Marrow Registry Charitable Gala

Jun 2025 MEDIA COVERAGE

Gift of Life Marrow Registry hosted its One Huge Night NYC Gala, where two lifesaving blood stem cell donors were united with their transplant recipients, one only two years old, for the first time.

Haute Living Honored At The 99th Annual Miami Beach Ball

May 2025 MEDIA COVERAGE

On May 17, the 99th annual Miami Beach Ball welcomed more than 600 guests for a night that celebrated civic leadership, community service, and the enduring spirit of Miami Beach at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel.

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

May 2025 MEDIA COVERAGE

A community effort is underway in Northeast Tallahassee to find a bone marrow donor for local FAMU professor Ancil Carruthers, who has a rare blood cancer. Carruthers faces challenges in finding a match due to a shortage of diverse donors, with only 29% of Black patients are able to find suitable matches

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

May 2025 MEDIA COVERAGE

"If you meet Ancil, you love Ancil. He has the best laugh. The biggest smile. He’s an incredible husband and father. Anybody is lucky to have him be a part of their community." That’s how Andrea Stephens describes her friend, 38-year-old Ancil Carruthers. Stephens and her husband, Brad, have known Carruthers, his wife, Natalie, and their three children, ages 17, 12, and 11, for more than a decade.

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

May 2025 MEDIA COVERAGE

A Northeast Tallahassee neighbor is trying to find a bone marrow donor match for FAMU professor Ancil Carruthers. Carruthers has a rare type of blood cancer. Watch the video to learn more about how they're tackling a bone marrow donor shortage.

Aakash Parekh is president of the IU branch and he wants to sign you up

Apr 2025 MEDIA COVERAGE

Every three minutes in the United States, someone is diagnosed with blood cancer. With over 50,000 blood cancer related deaths annually, such a diagnosis can feel like a death sentence. Gift of Life is a national registry for donors of stem cells and bone marrow.