DKMS US

An international nonprofit organization dedicated to the fight against blood cancer and blood disorders 💪❤️ Register below to potentially save a life!

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Hartford Area Career and Technical Center in Vermont hosted their own stem cell registry drive and we are SO proud 🩷 10 new donors on the registry and what appears to be a brand new DKMS swab mascot in the making 👀 This is what taking initiative looks like. Thank you, HACTC!

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10 years ago, Stephanie swabbed at an event in Atlanta. Last year, she got a call at work that changed everything. 📞

She traveled from Georgia to Texas with her son to donate, and her recipient is someone's parent, living in another country, who now has more time with their family because of her. She doesn't even know his name yet, but all she cares about is that he's healthy. 🌍❤️

"I would hope that if my loved ones ever needed a transplant someone would be out there that matched for them."

That's it. That's why people join the register.

Stephanie waited 10 years for that call. She picked up. Now a family on the other side of the world has more time together. 🙏

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📸 Swab Selfie Sunday #60 ❤️
Did you know? Swabbing with DKMS is a quick,
painless cheek swab that helps us find life-saving stem
cell matches for patients in need. It’s an easy way to
join the registry and possibly save a life someday.
Want to be featured? DM us your #SwabSelfie, and
you could be next! 📲
Keep swabbing, keep sharing, and keep saving lives!
#DKMS

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When Tevia was younger, his mom was diagnosed with leukemia. She was saved by her sister. 💛

That moment never left him. So when he saw a DKMS ad online about 10 years ago, he signed up, hoping that one day he could do for a stranger what his aunt did for his family.

That day came.

Tevia was matched with a 71-year-old man, and he showed up for him the same way someone once showed up for his mom. His wife told him she was proud. His mother, who knows better than anyone what it means to receive that gift, was proud too.

"I just hope I can give him more time with his family."
That's it. That's the whole heart of this.

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Christy has spent her career in the NICU watching over the smallest patients. This past May, her husband was the one watching over her. 🩺

Some unexplained bruising. A visit that turned into something much bigger. A diagnosis of Aplastic Anemia with PNH and a stem cell transplant on the calendar for this summer.

She's a mom of two, a wife, a nurse, and someone with a whole country of people rooting for her. Her friends built a virtual drive so anyone, anywhere can join that circle and get on the registry from home. 💙

If you want to show up for Christy: https://t.co/ZR5yNi4dre

#DKMS #DeleteBloodCancer #AplasticAnemia #StemCellDonor #BloodCancer

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Today is World Blood Cancer Day. 🩸 But every day is a great day to be the reason someone gets more time.

#DKMS #WorldBloodCancerDay

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Three diagnoses. Multiple doctor visits every week. And still choosing to spend every good moment chasing sunrises with the people she loves most 🌅🩷

Candus is 57, from Florida, and she is fighting Polycythemia, Aplastic Anemia, and kidney cancer all at the same time. A mom, a wife, a grandmother of 6, she has every reason to want more time, and she's asking you to help make that possible for someone else, too.

Register as a stem cell donor. It starts with a swab.
https://t.co/zXXRpSV3lE

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Our friends at DKMS UK started something with the #DoTheSwab campaign, and we're bringing it stateside.

If you're 18 to 55, you can join the stem cell register for free in about 5 minutes. We send you a kit, you do a cheek swab at home, send it back. That's it.

Young donors produce the best outcomes for patients, but they're the least represented on the registry. Every 3 minutes, someone in the US is diagnosed with blood cancer. A lot of them are searching for a donor match right now and can't find one.

You joining changes those odds. Even if you're never called to donate, being on the registry means one more person out there has a fighting chance.

Sign up free at https://t.co/Aav3fN7ycK Do the swab!

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Meet Emmalee 🤠 This 11-year-old from Kentucky lives for the rodeo - barrel racing, pole bending, and anything that involves a horse. She's the kind of kid who walks into a room and leaves with a new best friend every single time 🩷

Emmalee was recently diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. And even being almost fully inpatient since her diagnosis, she's already decided she wants to go into oncology when she grows up. She came in wanting to be a dentist and left wanting to help kids just like her.

That's Emmalee.

Right now, she needs a stem cell donor match. One swab could be everything for her.

Register at https://t.co/zXXRpSV3lE - link in bio 🤍

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📸 Swab Selfie Sunday #59 ❤️
Did you know? Swabbing with DKMS is a quick,
painless cheek swab that helps us find life-saving stem
cell matches for patients in need. It’s an easy way to
join the registry and possibly save a life someday.
Want to be featured? DM us your #SwabSelfie, and
you could be next! 📲
Keep swabbing, keep sharing, and keep saving lives!
#DKMS

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Shoutout to Jefferson Community College for stepping up in a big way! 💪 26 new potential stem cell donors just joined the registry! Saving lives starts with one simple swab. 🧬
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Notes like this keep us going more than you know. ��🩷 To whoever you are, thank you for registering, and thank you for taking the time to send a little love our way!

Join the stem cell registry today https://t.co/A5b1pUBhJ2

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540+ new stem cell donors. Two drives. One community that showed up for Judah. 🩷

Georgia Tech and Phi Mu proved that when you bring people together, the impact is undeniable. Over 540 people are now on the registry, and one of them could be the match that saves a life.

Ready to bring that energy to your campus or community? Send us a message - let's make it happen!

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Shoutout to Central Connecticut State University's Student Nurse Association for showing up and showing out! 🩺 37 new potential stem cell donors just joined the DKMS registry - and honestly, who better to lead the charge than future healthcare heroes? 🤍

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Aaron's story just went national. 🗞️🎗️
You may have seen us talk about Aaron before: Marine Corps veteran, leukemia fighter, and one of the most determined people we've ever met. Now PEOPLE Magazine is telling his story too, and we couldn't be prouder.

The more people who hear about Aaron's story, the more people who register as stem cell donors. And more donors means more matches, not just for Aaron, but for the thousands of patients waiting right now. 🩸

Read the full feature: https://t.co/B86pcLRCNV

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The incredible members of Phi Mu at Georgia Tech turned their weekly Friday coffee sales into a stem cell donor drive for Judah! Every cup sold, every swab collected, every student who stopped by that tent is now one step closer to being someone's match. We are here for it. 🥹

If your org, chapter, or crew wants to host a drive like this, send us a message. Let's get more people on the registry. ❤️

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📸 Swab Selfie Sunday #58 ❤️
Did you know? Swabbing with DKMS is a quick,
painless cheek swab that helps us find life-saving stem
cell matches for patients in need. It’s an easy way to
join the registry and possibly save a life someday.
Want to be featured? DM us your #SwabSelfie, and
you could be next! 📲
Keep swabbing, keep sharing, and keep saving lives!
#DKMS

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FC Bayern Munich x DKMS 🔴⚽🩷

Yes, really. Our German team partnered with FC Bayern Munich to get the word out about stem cell donor registration! Every 12 minutes, someone in Germany is diagnosed with blood cancer, and the need is just as real here in the US. All it takes to fight back is a swab, no matter where you are. Together against blood cancer. 🤍

Register at https://t.co/zXXRpSV3lE

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Dr. Al Malki has seen firsthand what a stem cell donation can do, like the patient he just ran into, who is 7 years post-transplant and thriving. Her donor? A DKMS donor. 🥹

City of Hope and DKMS have been working together for years to find matches for patients with blood cancer. And it starts with you. 🩸

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Well...you heard them. Let's save a life! ❤️

Join the stem cell registry today! https://t.co/A5b1pUBhJ2