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Stem donor meets recipient at Florida Gulf Coast University

Dec 2024 MEDIA COVERAGE

A Florida Gulf Coast University student is giving the gift of life this holiday season. FGCU senior Zoe Horowitz met the person who received her stem cell donation face-to-face.

Woman saves Chicago man's life with stem cell transplant, and she says he saved her life too

Dec 2024 MEDIA COVERAGE

Stem cell donations save lives—and they are often a selfless act to help a stranger. But one case involving a Chicago man with leukemia shows it can help the donor too—in profound ways.

It’s a match: FGCU student to meet blood stem cell recipient at Dec. 4 basketball game

Dec 2024 MEDIA COVERAGE

With a quick swab of her cheek, Florida Gulf Coast University student Zoe Horowitz found out she could help save a stranger’s life. The simple but meaningful act of adding her saliva sample to a bone marrow registry rapidly set off a chain of events that inspired an entire FGCU class and brought hope to an individual in need.

Woman saves Chicago man's life with stem cell transplant, and she says he saved her life too

Nov 2024 MEDIA COVERAGE

Stem cell donations save lives—and they are often a selfless act to help a stranger. But one case involving a Chicago man with leukemia shows it can help the donor too—in profound ways. Cameras were rolling as Marquis Williams met and embraced Renee Smith—the woman who saved his life.

9-Year Old Rare Blood Disorder Survivor Meets Lifesaving Donor at Gift of Life Marrow Registry Gala

Nov 2024 MEDIA COVERAGE

Heroic marrow donor Sara Wells met her transplant recipient, 9-year-old Natalie Hughes, at the One Huge Night Miami Gala on November 18, 2024 at Queen Miami Beach in Miami Beach, Fla.

Emotional Clip Shows NJ Woman Meeting 9-Year-Old Girl She Saved With Bone Marrow Donation

Nov 2024 MEDIA COVERAGE

A New Jersey woman met the young girl whose life she saved during a heartwarming reunion at the Gift of Life Marrow Registry’s One Huge Night Miami Gala this week.