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Cancer survivor from Massachusetts meets blood stem cell donor for first time

Apr 2022 MEDIA COVERAGE

A cancer survivor from Massachusetts got to meet the young woman who helped save his life. Clark, a 61-year-old Needham man, was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia, an uncommon type of cancer that developed in his bone marrow. Through the Gift of Life Marrow Registry, Clark's match was identified as a 24-year-old woman from New York named Anna.

A meeting with Destinee: Leukemia survivor hugs lifesaving donor at golf tournament

Apr 2022 MEDIA COVERAGE

Dana Shaw, a 61-year-old acute myeloid leukemia survivor, met the woman who saved his life with a blood stem cell transplant, 28-year-old Destinee Salomon, at a recent celebrity golf tournament at Boca West Country Club. The heartwarming and emotional introduction took place at the annual Gift of Life Marrow Registry tournament on April 13.

Keiser University Student Athletes Support Life-Saving Stem Cell Transplants

Apr 2022 MEDIA COVERAGE

Thanks to the support of Keiser University volleyball, basketball, and lacrosse team members there are additional donors enrolled in the Gift of Life, an international stem cell and bone marrow registry. Keiser University Seahawk student-athletes first learned of West Palm Beach neighbor Rose Bradwell’s battle with leukemia when they were visited by Gift of Life Marrow Registry Recruitment Manager Traci Ackerman.

West Palm Beach resident Rose Bradwell's battle with Leukemia

Apr 2022 MEDIA COVERAGE

Rose Bradwell, a leukemia patient from West Palm Beach, Fla., is working with Gift of Life Marrow Registry to search for a matching blood stem cell or bone marrow donor. She recently spoke to the Keiser University lacrosse team to encourage people to join the registry.

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Elon University club saves lives with a swab

Apr 2022 MEDIA COVERAGE

The Gift of Life is an organization on Elon University's campus that saves lives with a swab. Last night they partnered with the Black Student Union to encourage students of color to join the bone marrow registry. The partnership is because there's a lack of diversity on the registry.

Gift of Life Partners with Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity

Apr 2022 MEDIA COVERAGE

Gift of Life Marrow Registry is excited to announce its partnership with Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity. Through this partnership, chapters of the fraternity at universities across the United States will help recruit new blood stem cell and bone marrow donors to Gift of Life's registry to save the lives of blood cancer patients.