Stories

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.

Scout aims to fight blood, bone marrow cancer

May 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

A local Boy Scout has taken on a service project he hopes could save lives. Dylan Mistretta, 14, is working toward becoming an Eagle Scout with Belwood Troop #413 with a bone marrow drive called "Give a Swab, Save a Life." The Burns Middle School student has been hosting bone marrow drives around the county for several months.

Bruriah’s ‘Swab for Life’ Helps Save Lives

May 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

Bruriah senior Chana Rutner organized this year’s Gift of Life swabbing drive. According to Ellen Azizollahoff, faculty adviser for this drive, "This was our most successful drive yet. Amazingly, three matches have been found from our drives, since we started running them in 2011."

Gift of Life Marrow Registry Helps California Dad with Leukemia

May 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

The nonprofit Gift of Life Marrow Registry recently helped a California father of three get a second chance at life, after matching a donor nearly 3,000 miles away in New Jersey.