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Local Nurse Donates Stem Cells Twice to Help Elderly Man

by Caryn Eisert
Jun 15, 2020 10:30 AM ET
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"Being able to give somebody the opportunity to live longer, you can't put a price tag on that, and you can't even describe it." A nurse on the front lines of #COVID-19 donates stem cells twice to help a 74-year-old man suffering from blood cancer https://bit.ly/2MQIL2U @DKMS_US
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Originally published by WAND 17

Three years after swabbing her cheek, Gloud received a call from DKMS that was she was a perfect match for a 74-year-old man who was suffering from blood cancer and needed a transplant to survive.

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