Stories

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.

Bone marrow recipient meets man who saved his life

Jan 2017 MEDIA COVERAGE

In front of a large crowd at this year's Steps For Life 5k, 61-year-old Rich Little of Oregon embraced the stranger who saved his life. "This is an amazing feeling finally getting to meet Rich," said Ethan Krafft.

A look at 20 local people who helped make 2016 memorable

Dec 2016 MEDIA COVERAGE

10. Carol Hatch - Fourteen years ago, Hatch joined a bone-marrow registry and nearly forgot she had until she received a call two years ago that she was a match.

The gift of life

Dec 2016 MEDIA COVERAGE

After they hugged, the first thing the 3 1/2-year-old boy did when he and the detective met was to show the detective his chemotherapy port. This November was the first time Charlie Osborn and Corey Hall had ever met. Charlie was the recipient of Hall’s bone marrow, which was needed to fight an inherited immune deficiency disorder.