Tag: stem cell transplant

  • Donor to Advocate

    The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) three-pillar mission to fund pioneering research, to provide patient care, and to advocate for systemic legislation changes resonates with me. This year, I and other high schoolers across the DC area worked in teams to raise funds and awareness for LLS’s mission. We all have one vision: a world…

  • Youngest Stem Cell Donor at Johns Hopkins Hospital

    In a few hours, the tiny pink stem cells I donated were going to save another person’s life. For that, I, a 13-year-old, became the youngest stem cell donor at Johns Hopkins Hospital. For around six hours, I underwent a procedure called apheresis. For a fancy name, apheresis is actually pretty simple: blood is extracted…