Donor recruitment drives are an integral part of Gift of Life. They directly impact the lives of patients around the world who are in need of bone marrow and blood stem cell transplants by improving their chances of finding suitably matched donors in the registry.
Michael Arnold, 3, was diagnosed with leukemia this past summer. He's been in and out of the hospital ever since. Chemotherapy is killing the cancer cells, but Michael needs a bone marrow transplant.
"The relationship between AEPi and the Gift of Life has been a point of pride for our organizations,” says Adam Teitelbaum, current Lorber Director of Jewish Programming and Philanthropy.
On August 4, 2010 – a year ago, next week – I received a phone call that changed my life. It was the Gift of Life Foundation informing me that I might be a candidate for bone marrow donation.
Jacob Sternberg found inspiration in Theodor Herzl’s quote, “If you will it, it is no dream,” as he embarked upon a mission to bring Gift of Life to his high school, SAR.
