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How a life-saving bone marrow donation forever linked a Long Beach man and an Inland Empire boy

Oct 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

Ten-year-old Seth Akins was on the brink of death when his life was saved by a random stranger. "It was truly a miracle," said Seth’s mother, Renee Floriano, still crying tears of joy last week even though the medical procedure that saved her son’s life happened more than a year ago. Her son had severe aplastic anemia, a rare and potentially deadly condition that occurs when your body stops producing enough new blood cells to survive.

No better gift: Organization makes strides in bone-marrow donation and research

Oct 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

When Jay Feinberg learned in 1991 that he had leukemia, he was told that he needed a bone-marrow transplant to survive. "My doctor said, ‘You will never find a match. Make your bucket list now.’" Feinberg, 22 at the time, was in shock and disbelief. "When I asked why, he said "because you are Jewish, and the best chances of a match are people with the same genetic background."

Kim Kardashian Honored for Bone Marrow Donor for 31-Year-Old Jew

Oct 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

Kim Kardashian will be recognized for helping to connect an organ donor and recipient through the Gift of Life bone 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 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.

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.