Stories

Cancer Survivor Meets Life-Saving Donor on Hockey Fights Cancer Night

Nov 2022 MEDIA COVERAGE

Donald Hirsch remembers every moment from the day he received a life-saving phone call. The Minneapolis, Minn., native had just gotten back to his campsite after wrapping up a well-earned day of fishing and relaxation when his cell phone rang. The call was from Gift of Life - a non-profit organization that matches blood stem-cell and marrow donors to individuals battling blood cancer.

‘Swabbing Drive’ to benefit Gift of Life Marrow Registry

Nov 2022 MEDIA COVERAGE

Gift of Life Marrow Registry was established in 1991. The organization is dedicated to saving lives by facilitating blood stem cell and bone marrow transplants for patients with leukemia, lymphoma, and other blood-related diseases. The registry houses its own state-of-the-art stem cell collection center, biobank, and laboratory.

Smyth Swabbed To Save A Life

Nov 2022 MEDIA COVERAGE

On an average November day last year, Tim Smyth saw a couple of his friends at the Project Life Movement bone marrow drive on Gasson Quad and decided to get his cheek swabbed. Less than six months later, Smyth, BC ’22, would donate stem cells to an anonymous leukemia patient with about a 25 percent chance of survival.

IU Gift of Life ambassadors to hold Swab Week on campus Nov. 11-18

Nov 2022 MEDIA COVERAGE

IU student ambassadors and volunteers for the Gift of Life Marrow Registry will set up tables across campus to recruit donors for blood stem cell and bone marrow transplants Nov. 11-18. 18 as part of Swab Week. Their goal is to inform students of the organization and increase the number of people on their registry to better help find matches for patients.

Swab a Cheek, Save a Life enters many into the national marrow registry

Oct 2022 MEDIA COVERAGE

During the last week of October, the College of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts hosted the Swab a Cheek, Save a Life bone marrow registry drive in front of the Student Union. The organization, part of the group Gift of Life [Marrow Registry], seeks to get people to enter the national marrow registry.

University Of Massachusetts Amherst: UMass Amherst Marieb College Of Nursing Teams Up With Gift Of Life Marrow Registry To Host Donor Drive

Oct 2022 MEDIA COVERAGE

The University of Massachusetts Amherst Elaine Marieb College of Nursing is partnering with the Gift of Life Marrow Registry to add new volunteer donors to the registry. During the drive, tables will be set up outside the UMass Amherst Student Union Monday, Oct. 24 through Friday, Oct. 28 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.