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UF student meets man who received his bone marrow

Nov 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE

When Michael Cizek had his cheek swabbed outside Library West in November 2015, he didn’t think anything of it. "I didn’t really know what I was signing up for," the 22-year-old said. "I didn’t think I’d ever get a phone call." But about six months after joining the bone marrow registry that day on campus, he did receive a phone call. He was a match.

Man meets bone marrow donor who saved his life

Nov 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE

WCJB 20 ABC-TV coverage of the first meeting between bone marrow donor Michael Cizek and transplant recipient Jeffrey Turner at University of Florida's Flavet Field at the X Ambassador's concert on November 9, 2017.

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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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Interview with Jay Feinberg, founder of Gift of Life Marrow Registry

Nov 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE

NY1 Spectrum News live coverage of Gift of Life Marrow Registry Steps for Life 5k, featuring interview with CEO Jay Feinberg.

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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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