Stories

SLS Hotel event celebrates those who give the Gift of Life

Mar 2019 MEDIA COVERAGE

On a 2004 trip to Israel, Beverly Hills resident Abraham Zilkha had his cheek swabbed to see if he would be a match for someone in need of a transplant of bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cells, which can help replenish marrow and create new blood cells.

Gift of Life: You can be the cure

Mar 2019 MEDIA COVERAGE

The shortage of registered bone marrow donors leaves many patients waiting years to receive a transplant, if ever. Gift of Life at Grand Valley State University recognizes the need for more donors and encouraged more than 100 people to step up at their registration event last week.

Jacksonville man meets bone marrow donor after five years

Mar 2019 MEDIA COVERAGE

Two strangers from across the country have formed a friendship after one gives the gift of life. Scott Gray, a Jacksonville local, and former Marine traveled to California over the weekend to meet the man who has given him a second chance at life. Gray was diagnosed with leukemia in 2014.

Nation’s First Stem Cell Collection Center Operated by a Public Marrow Registry to Open in South Florida

Mar 2019 MEDIA COVERAGE

The Gift of Life Marrow Registry will become the nation’s first marrow registry to operate its own stem cell collection center, making it easier and faster than ever before for volunteer donors to save the lives of patients battling blood cancer around the world.

Watch Incredible Moment Woman Meets Person Who Gave Her Life-Saving Donation

Mar 2019 MEDIA COVERAGE

Michelle Sion is getting the incredible opportunity to meet the person who gave her a life-saving donation. 56-year-old Michelle went to the doctor in 2017 when she was having difficulties making it through a workout. What doctors initially thought was a fungal infection turned out to be a life-changing diagnosis. Michelle had acute myeloid leukemia, and would need a stem cell transplant.

Running for a cause

Mar 2019 MEDIA COVERAGE

The International Jerusalem Winner’s Marathon, celebrating nine years on March 15, has become a modern-day pilgrimage for more than just competitive athletes.