A matching blood stem cell donor has been found for Julian Morales. Read about his family’s experience and watch some of their videos preparing for his blood stem cell transplant at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

Finding a stem cell donor who matches a patient with blood cancer is rare. If you join the registry and end up matching a patient, you may become a life-saver. It is a once in a lifetime opportunity.

The coronavirus has changed the way we react with one another. This pandemic has affected how we save lives. But it will not stop us – Patients are relying on us in their search for a cure.

Throughout the month of April, fraternities, sororities and mentorship clubs at the University of Central Florida are challenging each other. Together with their brothers and sisters, they are pledging to “Save a Life” by joining the Be The Match bone marrow registry.

Juwan is a Drumline Captain, a National Honor Society scholar, and he holds a 4.25 GPA…he is also battling Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Time is running out.

We were honored to host 106 attendees in Orlando and we were grateful for the opportunity to recognize 23 marrow donors. Every single one of them should be proud they had the faith and courage to save a life.

Help us find a matching stem cell donor for Anika to defeat Aplastic Anemia.

The Icla da Silva Foundation has grown considerably, and we continue to save more lives…but it’s not enough. Too many patients and their families are still searching for a matching donor. You can help.

Watch a cancer patient from New Jersey, finally meet her Guardian Angel…a girl from Arizona who donated her bone marrow.

Watch an 8-year-old girl, with a life-threatening disease, meet the bone marrow donor who saved her life.