DATRI’s – Official Blog
Shining Light Samridhi
There I was, all of twenty-two, giving my M.Com. exam while my mother waited with my daughter down in the car. Samridhi was barely a month old. Fast forward fifteen years. Not only was I doctorate but I also had a successful corporate and then academic career....
Life Saving Valentine to Little One
" When I heard from doctors, that I'm the only person who can save a little one, I couldn't think twice to donate my Blood Stem Cells! " Valentine's Days were never special for me except for 2020, this year I did a Blood Stem Cell Donation for a 4 years old with a...
Meera’s life saving act to get a Blood Brother
I'm Meera Krishna from Alappey, Kerala an Engineering student in SCMS School of Engineering and Technology, Angamaly in Kerala. I recently had an opportunity to become a Blood Stem Cell Donor. It was a life changing experience. The First Step On December 2017, when I...
How does it feel to donate stem cells? A donor’s experience
Ever since I donated my Blood Stem Cells, I feel there is a special meaning added to my life. Realizing that the beauty of life is life itself, gifting life to a 4-year-old champ had nearly taken just a little time and true grit to save a life. FLASHBACK 2018 – After...
How far would you go to save a stranger’s life during the Covid19 lockdown?
At a time when Chennai and many other parts of India are gearing for a lockdown to fight Covid-19, a small pack of stem cells harvested from a Kerala-based teen will give a new lease of life to a blood cancer patient living in Chennai. Doctors will bring the blood...
How Often Can You Donate Bone Marrow/Blood Stem Cells?
Blood Stem Cells are blood-forming cells that are present in the cavity of your bones. Blood stem cells can be donated in two ways. One is the Peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) donation - collecting the stem cells from the circulating blood of the donor. The other is...
