Stories

Sharing the gift of life

Feb 2019 MEDIA COVERAGE

Noah Starr, now 23, and a recent graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, swabbed his cheek with his entire group on a Taglit-Birthright Israel trip in May 2017. A few months later, Starr received a call that he could be a match.

Bone marrow registration drive addresses need for Hispanic donors

Feb 2019 MEDIA COVERAGE

Bone marrow donations can save the lives of people affected by leukemia, lymphoma and other blood-related diseases. Unfortunately, a large disparity exists when it comes down to establishing a match between donor and recipient. The Mexican American Student Association (MASA) at Florida State University recently hosted a bone marrow registration drive and information event in an effort to address this vast gap.

Gift of Life: Supplying blood donors to save lives

Feb 2019 MEDIA COVERAGE

Now celebrating its 27th anniversary, Gift of Life has more than 318,000 registered volunteer donors and more than 3,300 lives saved There is so much more to do to help those suffering from blood cancer and other curable diseases like sickle cell.

The Gift of Life: Two donations, power of one

Feb 2019 MEDIA COVERAGE

I moved to Israel from the United States in July of 2017, but the meaning of my aliyah deepened significantly a few months later when I got a call from the Gift of Life Marrow Registry that I was a match. A perfect match in fact, for a 72-year-old female dying of Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS).

Shliach Donates Bone Marrow

Feb 2019 MEDIA COVERAGE

More than 20 years ago I swabbed for Gift of Life Marrow Registry and never thought about it again… until 2 years ago when I received a call that I was a match. After some delays, 18 months ago I was able to donate.

A stem cell transplant with a twist. 'They are connected in so many ways'

Feb 2019 MEDIA COVERAGE

It's been years since they met, but Nicki Kremer and Richard Davis remember every detail. Kremer, a college student at the time, and her family were waiting at Tampa International Airport for Davis to arrive from Kentucky. Her hair was still short from the chemotherapy. They knew Davis went by a nickname, "Bubby." Then he appeared, wearing cowboy boots and holding his daughter.