DKMS Donor Patient Story: Elle and Guillermo

The story of Elle, a 16-year-old girl from Staten Island who was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia at 13-years-old, captured the hearts of so many this past October when she had the special opportunity to meet Guillermo, the 46-year-old man from Chile who saved her life at our annual NYC Gala.

Guillermo registered with DKMS as "something you do on a weekend, a normal weekend." Two years later, he got the call saying he was a match with a patient and immediately said yes to donating. He learned his stem cells were being sent to a 14-year-old girl in the US, the same age as his own daughter. "I put myself in the shoes of this girl's parents. 'What would I do to save my child's life? I would do anything.'"

DKMS: We Delete Blood Cancer.
DKMS is an international not for profit organization dedicated to the fight against blood cancer and blood disorders by: creating awareness; recruiting bone marrow donors to provide a second chance at life; raising funds to match donor registration costs; supporting the improvement of therapies through research; and supporting patients from day one of their diagnoses.

Register to be a Stem Cell Donor here:
https://www.dkms.org/register-now

Learn more about DKMS here:
https://www.dkms.org/about

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