Save lives. Provide hope. Help those impacted by blood cancer.

Every three minutes, someone is diagnosed with blood cancer. Every ten minutes, blood cancer takes a life. You can help us make a difference.

By the Numbers

meals to patients
bone marrow donors registered
matches found
life-saving transplants

Our Programs

BE A HERO

6 out of 10 patients cannot find a matching donor.

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For many blood cancer patients, a bone marrow or blood stem cell transplant is the best chance for survival. Hero saves lives by adding potential donors to the bone marrow registry.

Host a drive or get swabbed today.

SUPPORT A HERO

Each year, 170,000 people will receive a blood cancer diagnosis in the U.S.

Hero Fund

The Hero Fund supports Baltimore area blood cancer patients and their families by covering the unanticipated costs of treatment.

This includes meals during treatment, medically tailored meals post-discharge, transportation, parking, and copays.

 

COLOR THE REGISTRY

Nationally, people of color are underrepresented on the bone marrow donor registry.

Hero Fund

Our Color the Registry program seeks to diversify the bone marrow registry, offering hope to all patients in need of a bone marrow transplant, no matter their ethnic or racial background.

While patients of European descent have a 77% chance of finding a match, compared to 23% of African American or Black patients. 

 

Revealing Registries?

June 17, 2025

History may be repeating itself; like a flashback of events linking mistrust, manipulation and humiliation to the most sacred of all cares – health.  “Several scientific and social developments are…

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From Plate to Power

May 15, 2025

From Plate to Power: How Nutritional Changes Can Support You During Blood Cancer Treatment Whether you are newly diagnosed or have been living with blood cancer for some time, you…

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Sequestered Silent Support

May 6, 2025

Do you have a family member or close friend suffering from leukemia? While there are many topics covered here at There Goes My Hero, let’s discuss some of the unspoken…

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Volunteer Spotlight: Renee Dlamini

April 18, 2025

  Tell us about yourself.  My name is Renee Dlamini, a registered nurse and freelance health writer. I have a passion for making health content clear, engaging, and informative. In…

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Multiple Myeloma: What is it, and What are the Treatment Needs?

April 18, 2025

Diversity is an urgent necessity when it comes to the bone marrow donor registry. Multiple myeloma (plasma cell cancer) is a form of blood cancer prevalent among the African population.…

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