Allison Micale signed up for a bone marrow and blood stem cell donor registry in 2021 when a registry organization visited her sorority chapter at the University of Miami. Then, in February of her senior year...Micale received life-changing news: she was a match for a woman battling leukemia.
One morning a few months ago, Sam Shulman (JKHA ‘15/RKYHS ‘19) saw an email in his inbox from the Gift of Life Registry. Intrigued, he opened it and to his surprise, he read that he had matched as a stem cell donor.
Gift of Life Campus Ambassador Leah Bregman was honored as a 2024 Senior Marshal at the University of Maryland. Marshals are given the honor of representing their schools and colleges in the commencement ceremony.
The non-profit organization Gift of Life provides donations for those in need of bone marrow transplants and stem cells. This came in handy for freshman Carson Colombo, who suffers from aplastic anemia and needed a bone marrow transplant.
Blood cancers continue to affect countless lives across the globe. The fight against these diseases has been an ongoing battle, but organizations like Gift of Life provide hope and tangible support.
Binghamton University students are aiding in potentially saving the lives of those with life threatening diseases. BU’s Gift of Life held a Mega-drive this week on campus. It had a goal off adding 1,000 students to the bone marrow registry.
