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A Message in a Bone

Sep 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE
I was walking down a crowded street in Santa Monica, California one a brisk afternoon, thinking about what I wanted for lunch when the text came in from my daughter. It was a copy of a message she had just received. It read: "Dear Emily, On Dec. 23, 2015, you volunteered to join the Gift of Life Bone Marrow Registry at a recruitment drive held at the Jerusalem Gold Hotel.
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Living out Jewish Values in Every Way: A Life-Saving Mitzvah

Jun 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE
It was Charles Bukowski, the American poet and novelist who once wrote, "You begin saving the world by saving one person at a time." And that’s exactly what Ryan Woloshin, BBYO’s Eastern Region Regional Director, did last month when he became a Gift of Life donor.
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Gift of Life chairman and bride choose marrow registry over wedding registry

Jun 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE
What wedding gift do you give the couple that doesn’t need anything? Bill Begal, chairman of the board of Gift of Life Marrow Registry (giftoflife.org), and his bride, Kira Epstein, decided that in lieu of a wedding registry they would make the marrow registry the centerpiece of their wedding festivities.
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Hispanics needing bone marrow transplants

Jun 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE
Manny Valdes, a Palm Beach resident searching for a matching bone marrow donor to help cure his leukemia, shines a light on why the Hispanic population has a lower chance of finding a match - and what we can do to fix it.
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Want to save a life? Cuban American searches for bone marrow donor

Jun 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE
The day after Halloween, Manny Valdes felt pain in his legs that wouldn’t go away. A series of tests showed the presence of a widespread cancer, lighting up his body like a Christmas tree, he said. Oncologist Dr. James Foran from the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville couldn’t believe he was able to function.
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Jessica Abo On Set

May 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE
Jessica Abo dispels myths about marrow donation and explains the importance of joining Gift of Life Marrow Registry.
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