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Kim Kardashian honored for helping Israeli find a bone marrow match

Oct 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

In September 2016, Kardashian joined the drive to find a bone marrow donor for Adam Krief, a 31-year-old Jewish father of three from Israel, calling for help on her highly trafficked social media channels. Kardashian's Facebook page has more than 29 million likes and she has more than 48 million Twitter followers.

Kardashian helps Jewish father find bone marrow donor

Oct 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

Through the power of social media, celebrity Kim Kardashian found a bone-marrow donor for a Jewish father of three. He didn’t survive, but matches for others were made.

Kim Kardashian to be honored for helping Jewish father of 3 find bone marrow donor

Oct 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

Kim Kardashian will be recognized for helping to connect an organ donor and recipient through the Gift of Life Marrow Registry. Kardashian will be honored Oct. 29 with the first Gift of Life Impact Award at the Gift of Life Marrow Registry’s inaugural One Huge Night Gala in Los Angeles.

Kim Kardashian to be honored for helping Jewish father of 3 find bone marrow donor

Oct 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

Kim Kardashian will be recognized for helping to connect an organ donor and recipient through the Gift of Life Marrow Registry. Kardashian will be honored Oct. 29 with the first Gift of Life Impact Award at the Gift of Life Marrow Registry's inaugural One Huge Night Gala in Los Angeles.

Jewish group to honor Kim Kardashian for backing bone marrow search

Oct 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

Kardashian will be honored October 29 with the first Gift of Life Impact Award at the Gift of Life Marrow Registry’s inaugural One Huge Night Gala in Los Angeles. Through her actions, more than 10,000 new donors joined Gift of Life, and her actions led to four donor-recipient matches and one transplant.

HOME PATIENT CARE IN BIG FORUM, PATIENT MEETS BONE MARROW DONOR ONE YEAR AFTER TRANSPLANT In big forum, patient meets bone marrow donor one year af

Oct 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

Ten-year-old Seth Akins last year got the miracle he and his family had been praying for — a lifesaving bone marrow transplant at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital. A year later, on Sunday, Sept 23, 2018, the next best thing happened — Akins had the privilege of thanking his donor in person.