Mark shares his experience donating blood stem cells via PBSC I suppose just knowing I could help someone in need is what first inspired me to go onto the registry. I joined when I was giving blood at my local donor centre. The nurse who was taking my blood mentioned...
I joined the registry at 18 when I first migrated to Australia. I felt privileged to be able to join and help where possible, but I had no idea what an immediate impact I could make until I received a call a few years ago saying I was a potential match. I felt really...
Courtney Millar was “strangely excited” when she genetically matched with a blood cancer patient in desperate need of a stem-cell transplant. The 27-year-old hospital clerk signed up to donate blood stem cells nine years ago via Strength to Give, part of the...
Alexander was 19 when he signed up to join Strength to Give. Months after he joined, he was given the good news that he was a potential match for someone. To confirm the match, he gave a blood sample at a local clinic and said he felt empowered to have the ability to,...
On Nathan’s wall at home, he has a framed thank-you letter and artwork from the stem-cell recipient, passed on via Strength to Give. It’s his daily reminder of the incredible gift he gave a complete stranger. “It was quite a moving experience reading (the letter)...
Iain Stewart doesn’t have any family or friends affected by blood cancer, yet he didn’t hesitate to become a donor. “It was a spur of the moment decision,” Iain says, adding he simply “…thought it was a good thing to do.” When the then 30-year-old was called upon by...
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