Stories

Rutgers Graduate Gives Gift of Life to Leukemia Patient With Stem Cell Donation

Oct 2022 MEDIA COVERAGE

Avery Kiihne was days into their first year as an undergraduate student at Rutgers-New Brunswick in 2018 when they joined the Gift of Life Marrow Registry at a recruitment drive at the Hillel Center on College Avenue. "Just a quick cotton swab on the inside of your cheek, fill out some basic information and you’re in the system," said Kiihne.

Dedicated Volunteers Join Together to Save Lives

Sep 2022 MEDIA COVERAGE

A team of dedicated Hudson Valley volunteers have joined together at colleges, special events and gyms throughout Orange and Ulster County to support the efforts of the Gift of Life Marrow Registry.

Jewish geography plays a role for this donor/recipient pair

Sep 2022 MEDIA COVERAGE

"Three years after I swabbed, I got a call saying I matched. It’s still hard to believe but just a few weeks later we met in person," said Brody, who registered at a Gift of Life Marrow Registry drive while on a Birthright trip to Israel in 2011.

21-year-old bone marrow recipient meets donor for first time in Miami Beach

Sep 2022 MEDIA COVERAGE

It was an emotional morning at Miami Beach City Hall for a bone marrow recipient who met her donor for the first time. Twenty-one-year-old Olivia Mosely was born with sickle cell disease. Living in Connecticut, Mosely said she always wanted to learn how to snowboard, but her condition made it difficult for her to be out in the cold. Her only opportunity to live a normal life was through a bone marrow transplant.

9-year-old leukemia survivor meets lifesaving donor for first time ever at Nashville SC

Sep 2022 MEDIA COVERAGE

A 9-year-old boy who was very sick with leukemia received a bone marrow transplant from a 23-year-old stranger that saved his life. On Saturday, Sept. 3, the two met for the first time ever at a Nashville Soccer Club game.

9-year-old leukemia survivor meets lifesaving donor for first time ever at Nashville SC

Sep 2022 MEDIA COVERAGE

A 9-year-old boy who was very sick with leukemia received a bone marrow transplant from a 23-year-old stranger that saved his life. On Saturday, Sept. 3, the two met for the first time ever at a Nashville Soccer Club game.