A man lying in a hospital bed smiling with his mom with medical equipment around him.
Chris, blood stem cell donor, with his mom

Donation stories

Donors are vital to our work. The selfless act of donation impacts not only the patient but also their community.
  • A smiling woman holds up the peace sign.

    Be someone’s one in a million

    Kara joined the registry at an on-campus recruitment event. Within months, she got the call that changed everything.
  • A man holding a bag of blood in a hospital room.

    The importance of saying “yes”

    Jeremiah's childhood dream of being a hero took a real-life turn when he faced the decision to donate blood stem cells.
  • A man lying in a hospital bed with a women kissing his forehead.

    Be the reason someone lives

    As a two-time donor, Noah’s generosity saved lives and created lasting hope for families, friends, and entire communities.
  • A smiling woman lying in a hospital bed holding up a bag of blood stem cells and with medical wires attached to her.

    Somebody’s dream starts with your “yes”

    One friend’s advice led Brooke to sign up—and that small step made a life-saving, life-changing impact.
  • A smiling man wearing a t-shirt that says "It could be you" sits in a medical chair holding a bag of blood stem cells.

    Hope looks great on you

    When Mitch joined the registry, he wanted to give someone hope. He did exactly that—twice.
  • A smiling man sitting in a hospital chair.

    Hero mode: activated

    Mark joined the registry at a recruitment drive and went all in—donating twice and giving two people a second chance at life.
  • A man wearing a gray NMDP "I'm a Donor" T-shirt and pointing to a sign that says "Today is a great day to save a life."

    Become the cure somebody needs

    As a donor, Dominik gave someone the ultimate gift—more moments with family, more memories to cherish and more time to live.
  • A man in an office holding a blood bag.

    A University of Rhode Island football player transforms a life by donating blood stem cells

    Brady's donation story “blew up” on social, sparking an outpouring of gratitude and changing his perspective forever.

  • A man with a cowboy hat smiles with a woman and poses for a photo.

    The Cowboy Ninja Warrior commits a life-saving act

    Lance Pekus took on his toughest challenge yet: saving a life through blood stem cell donation.

  • A woman carrying a small dog on her shoulders.

    A simple swab launched Natalie’s donor journey

    A registry recruitment event led Natalie to an unexpected act of compassion, transforming her life—and someone else’s.

  • NMDP BioTherapies donor Shannon smiling joyfully at the camera with her arms outstretched in the air.

    Shanon’s one donation could help dozens of people

    When Shanon said “yes” to being an NMDP BioTherapies donor, she became part of something truly groundbreaking. Her blood cell donation could be turned into a personalized treatment for one patient or many doses that can help dozens of patients.

Be the key to a cure

For patients with blood cancers like leukemia and life-threatening blood diseases like sickle cell, a cure exists—a blood stem cell donation from a matching donor. Join the movement to help make blood cancer and other rare diseases a thing of the past.