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Kim Kardashian to be honored for helping Jewish father of 3 find bone marrow donor

Oct 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

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

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.

HOME PATIENT CARE IN BIG FORUM, PATIENT MEETS BONE MARROW DONOR ONE YEAR AFTER TRANSPLANT In big forum, patient meets bone marrow donor one year af

Oct 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

Ten-year-old Seth Akins last year got the miracle he and his family had been praying for — a lifesaving bone marrow transplant at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital. A year later, on Sunday, Sept 23, 2018, the next best thing happened — Akins had the privilege of thanking his donor in person.

‘Gift of Life’ Bone Marrow Donor Meets Man He Saved

Sep 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

It’s the life-saving gift that both recipient and donor get to celebrate thanks in part to the Gift of Life Marrow Registry. Thousands of lives have been saved– and now Howard Shlensky’s is another.

Bone Marrow recipient meets his lifesaving donor

Sep 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

It’s the life-saving gift that both recipient and donor get to celebrate thanks in part to the Gift of Life Marrow Registry. Thousands of lives have been saved– and now Howard Shlensky’s is another. "When I got that phone call, I was already sitting down on the couch," recalls Schlensky. "They told me I had possibly two perfect matches. You talk about a grown man crying… what a moment."

LA Galaxy help Kick Childhood Cancer with Gift of Life partnership

Sep 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

On September 9th, in partnership with Gift of Life Bone Marrow Registry, the LA Galaxy Foundation co-hosted a Kick Blood Cancer event at The Americana in Glendale. Attendees swabbed their cheeks in hopes of matching with someone battling blood cancer. Members from Gift of Life also collected swabs at the LA Galaxy home match on September 23rd, but had bigger aspirations for showcasing the life-changing results of a simple swab.