Stories

Diagnosis: Cancer. Treatment: Transplant. How Local Survivors Found Their Matches

Sep 2020 MEDIA COVERAGE

Sabine (name changed), a Hazel Dell mother, Göran, a Vancouver father and grandfather, and Olivia, a 3-year-old from Ridgefield who loves rainbows, all share at least three things in common: they’ve all been diagnosed with cancer, and they were all eventually told a transplant would be the best treatment. Through a blend of technology, medicine, networking and generosity, each found a second chance at life—from perfect strangers.

Over 360 College Student Interns Join Gift Of Life Marrow Registry’s Fall 2020 Campus Ambassador Program - 8 Knights are Part of This Program

Aug 2020 MEDIA COVERAGE

College students are not letting the pandemic ruin their academic year or stop them from serving their communities. For the Fall 2020 semester, Gift of Life Marrow Registry has accepted more than 360 interns from 131 colleges and universities into its Campus Ambassador Program.

How One Small Brave Act Saved Thousands of Lives

Aug 2020 MEDIA COVERAGE

Becky overcame her fear and was the last of 60,000 people tested, at the very last blood drive. She was a perfect match. Jay Feinberg is one of the most soft-spoken and humble people I know. Even at an event for Gift of Life, the organization he founded and serves as CEO of, he likes to blend in.

Speeding Up Life-Saving Transplants

Jul 2020 MEDIA COVERAGE

Leveraging telemedicine helps narrow the gap between when a patient is identified as needing life-saving treatment and when they actually receive that treatment.

Gift of Life, Root and Rutgers Researchers Launch COVID-19 Study

Jun 2020 MEDIA COVERAGE

Human leukocyte antigens (HLA) – diverse genetic markers on our cells that help match patients and donors for bone marrow transplant – are the focus of a new study led by the Gift of Life Marrow Registry. Registry members can help understand how immune-vital genes shape the pandemic.

Livingston Native's Life-Saving Actions Inspire Family to Fund Swab Kits for Recent Grads

Jun 2020 MEDIA COVERAGE

Inspired by a 23-year-old Livingston native who risked his own health to save the life of a 70-year-old man battling acute myeloid leukemia at the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic, Livingston’s Warter family has decided to fund the first 100 graduates from the Class of 2020 who join the Gift of Life Marrow Registry through the family's donor circle.