Patient donor stories

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

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

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

My name is Eliza and I am 26 years old. Together with my husband Marcin and our daughter

Imagine that you are 10 years old, fighting a rare, life-threatening blood disorder. You need a bone marrow

Veer is a happy, adventurous 3-year-old from the UK. The mischievous child is full of energy and loves

Three-year-old Praise is a bubbly, chatty child; she loves books and reading stories, observing people and learning about

What could be more grievous for a parent other than knowing about their child’s dreadful health. Sharing my

I live in Australia and in 2010 I was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma when I was 24 years

In April 1999, after 13 months in remission, I relapsed with T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. Initial diagnosis affords

Until today I don’t think I had ever stopped to think about the reason for becoming a blood

The SABMR’s International Family Assistance Program: Tanzanian donor comes to South Africa to donate for brother in the

What started out as a regular day on January 19th, 2017 became a visit to the pediatrician which

Hello, I’m Shardé Fultz and I received an allogeneic bone marrow transplant in 2011 after receiving chemo and

Our donor, Mr. Baltej Singh, is a 38-year-old healthy man who belongs to a farmer family and has

Donating stem cells to a stranger is deeply personal, altruistic – and for Melissa Deleary, just another day

I am  Raquel, I became known as “vampirinha” vampire girl. I’m  Brazilian, 32 years old and received a

The Dark (K)night rises… It’s a little past half past 11 on a warm December morning. The sky

  So first things first; when you start donating blood, they ask you ‘can we take an extra

  Dear Receiver, I don’t know you and surely I never will. The only thing they have told

Workanash, “pure gold” in Amharic, was born thirty years ago in Ethiopia and immigrated to Israel at age

On Sunday, January 14, Gift of Life held its ninth annual Steps for Life 5k Run & Walk

My name is Julia, I’m 29 years old. In 2017 I was diagnosed with severe aplastic anaemia. Doctors

  Michaela Shoebotham is a 32-year old wife and mother of 2 gorgeous boys.  She is also a