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Bone Marrow Donor and Recipient Meet for the First Time

Nov 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE

NY1 coverage of the first meeting between bone marrow donor Harvey Pava and transplant recipient Florence Ivy at Gift of Life's Steps for Life 5k at Brookfield Place in New York City on October 29, 2017.

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Blood cancer schoolboy flies to US to meet transplant stranger who gave him gift of life

Oct 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE

Teenager Rory Kemp and his family came face to face with Christopher Mattson in New York and thanked him for stepping forward as a vital stem cell donor.

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The stranger who saved my son's life

Oct 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE

BBC Radio4 broadcast an interview with Jenny Kemp, mother of marrow transplant recipient Rory Kemp who recently met his Gift of Life donor, Christopher Mattson. All three share their stories during this heartwarming conversation.

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In Your Opinion: Bone marrow registry drive appreciated

Oct 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE

Cheers to the recent [Gift of Life] bone marrow registry drive held at SUNY Oneonta. I was very fortunate to receive the gift of life (stem cells) from a registered donor who had responded to a drive like this. A simple swab of his mouth put his DNA in the registry files. Months later, I was praying that Dana Farber Cancer Center in Boston would find a perfect match for me. Thank God, it did.

Inside South Florida — Gift of Life Marrow Registry

Oct 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE

Inside South Florida interviews Gift of Life Marrow Registry Director of Community Engagement Marti Freund about what the bone marrow registry is and how easy it is to join for your chance to save a life.

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Marrow Donor and Recipient Meet on NY1 Broadcast - 9.16.17

Sep 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE

Marrow recipient and Scotland resident Rory Kemp, 13, met his lifesaving donor Christopher Mattson for the first time during NY 1's broadcast on World Marrow Donor Day, Sept. 16, 2017.

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