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FHMC Co-Hosts Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Registry Event

Jul 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE
On June 26th, 2018, Flushing Hospital Medical Center (FHMC) collaborated with the Gift of Life Marrow Registry on hosting a Bone Marrow/Stem Cell "Swabbing" event in the hospital’s main lobby. The event was held to benefit Carolyn Inzirillo and all those waiting for a life-saving match. Tracey Kavanagh, RN, Department of Surgery, at FHMC was instrumental in organizing the day.
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South Orange Leukemia Patient Immediately Seeks Donor

Jul 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE
In a recently-launched national campaign, South Orange resident Merlo Weiss seeks a stem cell or bone marrow donor. Doctors recently diagnosed the 45-year-old with an aggressive form of bone marrow cancer called acute myeloid leukemia (AML), according to updates on the Gift of Life website.
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Franklin man donates stem cells to Canadian woman battling cancer

Jul 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE
For Christopher Read, being an organ donor is a no-brainer. Two decades ago, when Read’s son was only 3, he was diagnosed with diabetes. At the time, Read was not a registered organ donor in New Hampshire, but his son’s diagnosis changed everything.
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Survivor meets man who saved her life

Jul 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE
This story has been updated to include the web address of the Gift of Life Marrow Registry. It was "a surreal experience" to meet the man who saved her life, Amanda Adams says. Last week, Adams got the chance to meet Chris Read, a New Hampshire resident, who changed her life. But she had already had a part of him for going on two years.
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Blood ties: Two strangers linked through a stem cell donation meet for the first time

Jun 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE
For a leukemia patient hoping to find a stem cell match from a stranger, finding that match can be like winning the lottery. But the same is also true of the donor who gets a phone call that they have something desperately needed by another person somewhere in a wide, wide world.
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URGENT: Hackensack Dad Seeks Hispanic Bone Marrow, Stem Cell Donor

Jun 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE
A national search is being conducted for a local dad and patient in Hackensack UMC's John Theurer Cancer Center in need of a stem cell/bone marrow donor.
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