Posts Tagged ‘Leukemia Support’
The Bone Marrow Registry and Why Diversity Matters
With every passing 120 seconds a person in the U.S. is diagnosed with a blood cancer. Many people look to the National Bone Marrow Registry when in need of a…
Read MoreLetter from the Chairman, Winter 2016
Letter from the Founder and Chairman of the Board, Erik Sauer Dear supporters, It’s been seven years since I started thinking about creating a foundation that would do for other…
Read MoreA Special Event with Joe Flacco
[This is a copy of the original post from WNST.net, which can be found HERE.] We at WNST.net, in partnership withRuth’s Chris Steak House and There Goes My Hero, are…
Read MoreWe’ve Reached 10,000 Swabs!
In seven years, There Goes My Hero has added 10,000 people to the national bone marrow donor registry. That means that there are 10,000 more potential life savers thanks…
Read More‘Batkid’ movie coming out this June
Looking for something that will lift your spirits this summer? On June 26th, Batkid Begins: The Wish Heard Around the World will premiere in theaters. The documentary tells the true story of…
Read MoreNews – Hero Featured in Baltimore Business Journal
“Nonprofit that gives meals to leukemia patients seeks to double fundraising” by Sarah Gantz Read more in the Baltimore Business Journal online here. Join our campaign to feed more leukemia…
Read MorePatient Stories – Board Member Michele Bresnick Walsh in Baltimore Style
Read board member Michele Bresnick Walsh’s story about finding an unrelated bone marrow donor on the National Registry in Baltimore Style magazine.
Read MorePartnering with #JennStrong and the Ravens
In March of 2014, sports reporter Nestor “Nasty” Aparicio’s wife Jenn was diagnosed out of the blue with leukemia, just like some 50,000 people each year in the United States.…
Read MoreWords of Hope – The Fringe Benefit of RSV
March 2009 After enduring the RSV treatment in March, and mentally getting over being hospitalized for another 5 days, I was back at home beginning to recover again. There was one fringe benefit…
Read MoreWords of Hope: The RSV Challenge
February 2009 Recovery into the beginning of January had been very promising. My blood counts were on the rise and my body was acclimatizing to Isabel’s bone marrow. I was…
Read More