Stories

Students attempt to add diversity to donor registries

Sep 2016 MEDIA COVERAGE

After her family friend was diagnosed with leukemia, Jessica Cohen saw her community of family and friends come together. So following their example, she signed up to become a bone marrow donor, adding herself to a list of people who could provide life saving marrow or stem cells to cancer patients.

The Mitzvah of Marrow Donation

Aug 2016 MEDIA COVERAGE

When The Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation told me that I was a potential match for an unrelated recipient, I actually wasn’t surprised; I always had the feeling they would call me one day, and when they did, I knew that I had to see this process through as far as it took me.

Cascade High grad donates bone marrow to stranger with cancer

Aug 2016 MEDIA COVERAGE

One day last November, Michael Cizek walked out of a library on the University of Florida campus. The Cascade High School graduate was greeted by a fellow student who had a question. "Hey, can you do this cheek swab?" he was asked. The procedure is part of a registration program through Gift of Life.

CLASS OF 2016 OUTCOMES: LINDSAY KATZ RUNS BONE MARROW DRIVES

Aug 2016 MEDIA COVERAGE

Katz accepted a position as a Community Engagement Coordinator with Gift of Life, a registry for bone marrow donors, in Washington, D.C. The organization exists to increase the number of participants on the bone marrow registry and facilitate bone marrow transplants for cancer patients.

Donating bone marrow: why it's so important

Aug 2016 MEDIA COVERAGE

Every four minutes, someone in the United States is diagnosed with a type of blood cancer. But all hope isn't lost -- those lives could be saved with a bone marrow transplant.

Bone marrow recipient meets donor who saved his life

Aug 2016 MEDIA COVERAGE

Imagine meeting for the very first person the person who saved your life. That is exactly what happened this evening at the Boca Raton Marriott at Boca Center, when a bone marrow transplant donor and the young recipient met for the first time.