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A Rochester firefighter who donated stem cells to a stranger battling cancer finally met her face to face nearly two years later in Chicago. Their emotional reunion is inspiring others to join donor registries and save lives.
Grammy-winning legend and cancer survivor Nile Rodgers will headline a benefit gala celebrating 20 years of matching stem cell donors with patients fighting blood cancer. The event spotlights an 11-year-old boy who received a lifesaving transplant from a songwriter who registered as a donor 15 years ago.
A Sheffield man walked into what he thought was his anniversary party and found himself face to face with the stranger who saved his life. Kevin McNicholl's stem cell donation gave Stephen Cutts a second chance after acute myeloid leukemia nearly took everything.
Matt Wilkinson signed up for a stem cell registry as a college student in 2019. Six years later, his donation just saved a stranger's life across the Atlantic.
A young cancer patient's story sparked action to modernize Australia's struggling stem cell donor registry. The country is now working to match Germany's successful model, targeting younger donors and simplifying registration.
A microbiologist from County Durham donated stem cells to save a young boy in Australia and says he'd do it again in a heartbeat. His message to others: a simple cheek swab could give a family hope.
Wales has more people registered as potential stem cell donors than any other UK nation, with nearly 4% of eligible residents signed up. Now a Cardiff man who beat cancer thanks to a stranger's donation is running marathons to inspire even more people to join the register.
Three years after a stranger's stem cell donation saved her life, Abby Hudak ran a Disney World 5K with her donor from Scotland. Their emotional reunion shows how one simple act can create a lifelong bond.
A Fresno woman who survived cancer thanks to a stem cell transplant finally embraced the Scottish stranger who saved her life. Their first meeting happened at Walt Disney World during a special running event.
A Fresno woman hugged the Scottish stranger whose stem cells saved her life during an emotional reunion at Disney World. Abby Hudak and Lewis Haggerty ran a 5K together three years after his donation gave her a second chance.
A California woman will meet the Scottish stranger whose stem cells saved her life when they run a Disney 5K together this week. The emotional reunion happens two years after the transplant gave Abby Hudak a second chance at life.
A California woman will meet the Scottish stranger whose stem cells saved her life during a magical Disney race weekend. Abby Hudak and Lewis Haggerty will run side by side just two years after his donation gave her a second chance.