Stories

SF Hillel staffer saves a life with bone marrow match

Jun 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

Emily Simons wanted to save a life — but she never thought it would happen. The 24-year-old San Francisco Hillel staffer had signed up for the bone marrow and stem cell donor registry through the Gift of Life organization while she was in college a few years back, but finding out she was a match was a stunner. "I was really shocked when I got the call," she said. "I never thought that I would be a match for anyone."

Together For A Cure: Making A Difference at ASCO 2018

Jun 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

At the 2018 Annual Society of Oncology (ASCO) Meeting in Chicago, innovations on placards left and right detailed the newest trends in oncology. Updates to standards of care, new FDA guidelines, improved pipelines for therapies, and a strong sense of advancement, impact, and overall hope surrounded the conference center.

South Orange Father, Husband Needs Marrow Donor, Family Says

Jun 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

Merlo Weiss of South Orange was a successful corporate event producer. But when he got a chance to become a stay-at-home dad to a 9-year-old son, Weiss and his husband, David, looked forward to a bright future filled with happy memories.

Richmond woman who received lifesaving marrow meets donor at Maryland basketball tournament

Jun 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

Esther Bogin, a 50-year-old manager from Richmond, was diagnosed with lymphoma in July 2015 after discovering lumps just below her chin. A few weeks later, she received news that she had not only one potential donor, but three – and Ari Goldstein, a 23-year-old first-year medical student from Owings Mills, was confirmed to be a 100 percent match.

Meet Jay Feinberg of Gift of Life Marrow Registry in Boca Raton

Jun 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

Headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, Gift of Life is an international public bone marrow and blood stem cell registry. Through its life-saving work, Gift of Life is a world leader in facilitating transplants for children and adults suffering from many life-threatening diseases, like leukemia and lymphoma.

Leukemia Survivor Meets Donor

Jun 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

An extraordinary encounter occurred at Citi Field before the Mets battled the Braves on Tuesday, May 1 when New York resident and leukemia survivor JoAnn Cotter met her lifesaving stem cell donor Bronxite Michael Broker for the first time.