A potential match

What to expect from a briefing call

The briefing call provides all the information you need about making a bone marrow or blood stem cell donation.

To get started, we will contact you to provide a detailed briefing on what lies ahead. We will provide an overview of the entire donation process, including the required physical exam and what to expect at the actual donation. As we talk, please ask us about everything that is on your mind – because our goal is for you to feel well informed by the end of the conversation. We will be happy to answer your questions at any stage of the process.

We will also send you a donor handbook that contains all the information you need to know about donation.

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The briefing call.

A potential match

What to expect from a briefing call

The briefing call provides all the information you need about making a bone marrow or blood stem cell donation.

Prepare to donate

Where and when you donate

Your health is always our top priority. That’s why we work with highly specialized, certified, and experienced collection centers located at hospitals or blood centers.

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Stem cell donation

Peripheral blood stem cell collection

The most common method of stem cell removal is peripheral stem cell collection, which is used in around 80 percent of cases. Here, stem cells are obtained from the blood by a special procedure called apheresis.

There are many ways to get involved and support our mission.

You could be raising awareness, join the registry, hosting your own event, taking on a fundraising challenge, or anything in between.

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The patients we help

People with smartphones about to register as a donor

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