Stories

Enthusiastic Western Pennsylvania native gives the ‘Gift of Life’

Mar 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE

Emily Simons was not sure she wanted to hear the news she would be receiving last week, an update regarding the health status of a stranger, albeit one with whom she shares a very intimate connection.

Will You Marrow Me? Students Encourage Bone Marrow Registration

Feb 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE

University of Florida ambassadors for The Gift of Life Marrow Registry are on campus in Turlington Plaza this week encouraging community members to join the bone marrow registry. The event "Will You Marrow Me?" is focused on finding marrow matches for those in need.

‘Will you marrow me?’ Gift of Life program offers help

Feb 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE

Mississippi State University seeks to give students the opportunity to save lives through the Gift of Life program. Gift of Life Bone Marrow Registry is a blood stem cell and international bone marrow registry with many donors seeking to find matches for people suffering from leukemia, blood cancer, lymphoma and many other blood disorders.

BU Students Look to Save Lives with Bone Marrow Testing

Feb 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE

Students gathered across the Binghamton University campus reaching out to others to help find bone marrow donors on Wednesday. Fellow students, faculty and staff were encouraged to take a moment and have their mouths swabbed to test for a potential bone marrow match, and be placed on a future registry.

My Journey with Gift of Life

Jan 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE

I signed up for Birthright Israel skeptically, as I have never been a terrific fan of activities that are underscored by a similar ethno-religious-cultural background. In other words, I am Jewish but being Jewish was never a priority nor was it a part of my conscientious life. I doubted a Birthright Israel trip would alter that fact in any way.

Men meet in Boca Raton after one saved the other's life through a blood stem-cell donation

Jan 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE

A man got to meet the person who saved his life a year ago for the very first time in Boca Raton Sunday morning. Rich Little, 61, received a life-saving blood stem cell donation from 23-year-old Ethan Krafft when Little had just a few weeks left to live. Now, Little is in remission.