Inside the Life of a Stem Cell Donor: Eboni Nash's Story (BBH S4E8)

Welcome to Black Blood Heals, where we highlight the impactful stories of blood stem cell donors.

In today's episode, our host, Tamara Weston, sits down with Eboni Nash, a recent donor, to walk us through her donor journey and share insights into the experience of being a stem cell donor. Eboni joined the registry in March 2020, during the early days of the pandemic, and received the call to donate in August 2021, just a year and five months later. She generously shares her entire journey, from joining the registry to going through the bone marrow donation process, and how she has become an advocate for getting more people involved in the registry. Tune in to gain valuable insight into the donor experience and the impact of joining the NMDP stem cell donor registry.

00:00 Pandemic disrupts plans, prompts virtual volunteering search
04:18 Send cheek swab for quick registry membership
06:19 Harvard grad receives urgent call during orientation
10:35 NMDP kept me informed and supported throughout
15:37 Anesthesia conversation, sleep, greeted with goodies
16:40 Changed virtual background to conceal hospital gown
19:51 TikTok success leads to 2,000 registrations
24:10 Join young, stay longer, save lives - Eboni's impact
25:55 Join Black Blood Heals to save lives.

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Learn more at https://www.nmdp.org and see how you can join the registry at https://bit.ly/NMDP_Registry_YT

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About NMDP:
At NMDP, we believe each of us holds the key to curing blood cancers and disorders. As a global nonprofit leader in cell therapy, NMDP creates essential connections between researchers and supporters to inspire action and accelerate innovation to find life-saving cures. With the help of blood stem cell donors from the world’s most diverse registry and our extensive network of transplant partners, physicians and caregivers, we’re expanding access to treatment so that every patient can receive their life-saving cell therapy. NMDP. Find cures. Save lives.

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