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Our objective is to thank all donors worldwide on this special day, World Marrow Donor Day. Find out who are these life saving heroes and meet the people they gave another chance at life.

Georgetown student and LGBTQ+ community member donates blood stem cells to patient battling leukemia (USA)

09-09-2022
By Martine Schuit

Cale was on his Birthright Israel trip in May 2019 when a representative from Gift of Life Marrow

I support Saving life – Bone Marrow Donor Story (Hong Kong) | 拯救生命嘅故事 – 骨髓捐贈

09-09-2022
By Martine Schuit

“Yes, of course I am willing to donate my bone marrow!” The affirmative answer from Hedy from the

Donating cells: the cherry on top of the cake (Portugal)

09-09-2022
By Martine Schuit

Ricardo is 29 years old and is from Ovar, a city in the North of Portugal. He currently

An infant at home–and a life to save (South Africa/USA)

08-08-2022
By Martine Schuit

Brenda Masuku was the SABMR’s first Black South African donor. When asked about her decision to register, Brenda

Distance takes no part in giving (Portugal)

08-04-2022
By Martine Schuit

This story is about two siblings, separated by more than 2000 kilometers but strongly united by a bone

Woman’s life saved by Gift of Life donor (USA)

07-03-2022
By Martine Schuit

In April 2018, Yair was celebrating Passover with his family at a resort in Kissimmee, Fla. Little could

My blood brother – the Native American who saved my life (Croatia/USA)

08-12-2021
By Monique Joris

  Introduction by Ankica This is my life experience, in which two stories run parallel. One story about

From the island to the world (Portugal)

25-11-2021
By Monique Joris

Pedro was born in Madeira, a Portuguese archipelago, but moved temporarily to Lisbon, to study in the National

Jorge and his benefactor – A story about fear and hope (Portugal)

25-11-2021
By Monique Joris

In 2012, Jorge, a 46-year-old man, presented an enlarged spleen in a routine medical evaluation. This finding, together

The Unlikely Blessing (Hong Kong)

16-09-2021
By Monique Joris

“There’s only a one in a ten thousand chance to be a marrow donor,” said the nurse inviting

Rabbi meets her Israeli stem cell recipient (USA and Israel)

28-06-2021
By Monique Joris

Rabbi from D.C. meets her Israeli stem cell recipient in emotional international introduction. Stem cell donor Rabbi Eliana

Maria, before and after (Portugal)

31-05-2021
By Monique Joris

Maria is a young girl from Vila Nova de Famalicão, a city in the north of Portugal. When

From your unknown donor, Humanity (Portugal)

12-01-2021
By Monique Joris

On the 3rd of August during the COVID-19 pandemic, a Portuguese unrelated donor collected peripheral blood stem cells

Josi and Ralf (Germany)

18-09-2020
By Monique Joris

“For me it was just a few hours of time and for another person it is a life!”

Cancer made me a better person (Brazil)

18-09-2020
By Monique Joris

My name is Luis Fernando Afonso and I work as a voluntary at ONG Pró Medula. My history

Doron and Kim (Israel/USA)

16-09-2020
By Monique Joris

4 years ago, Ezer Mizion reached out to Doron, a perfect match for a stem cell transplant for

I have zero regrets (Australia)

16-09-2020
By Monique Joris

“When I saw that a friend had shared a post about Strength to Give on Facebook, I was

Cristiano donated twice (Brazil)

16-09-2020
By Monique Joris

On October 24, 2019, the preparation for my bone marrow donation begins. It all started with a simple

The story of Zakariya and Ismaeel (Australia)

16-09-2020
By Monique Joris

Severe Combined Immunodeficiency. SCID. The ‘bubble boy’ disease. It’s fatal if not picked up and treated in the

Three lives forever connected (Israel)

16-09-2020
By Monique Joris

Two mothers! One gave birth to Jonathan. The other reborn because of Jonathan. Three lives forever connected! Last

Nurse and bone marrow recipient (South Africa)

16-09-2020
By Monique Joris

Nonhlanhla “Noni” Mtshali is a nurse from Florida, Johannesburg. For several years, Noni received multiple blood transfusions, gastroscopies,

To donate bone marrow was an honour (South Africa)

16-09-2020
By Monique Joris

Sibo became interested in donating blood while studying at Rhenish Girls’ High School in Stellenbosch, as donation programmes

Two transplant recipients find donors – for other patients (South Africa)

16-09-2020
By Monique Joris

“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful… to have it make

Know Jorges’ history (Spain)

16-09-2020
By Monique Joris

The truth is, a lot of people wait for bad news to register as a donor, and I’m

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