The Gift of Life: Inspiring Stem Cell Donor Stories
One match. One decision. One life saved.
Every transplant begins with hope—and with a donor willing to give it. In these real-life stories, you’ll discover the courage and compassion behind stem cell donation. From first match to final follow-up, these journeys celebrate resilience, generosity, and the incredible power of human connection.
The Story of two Thalassemia siblings suswati and Arjit
ALL IS WELL THAT ENDS WELL, THE STORY OF TWO THALASSEMIA SIBLINGS SUSWATI AND ARIJIT In 2012, Satyendra Nath Maity and his wife Rumpa Maity gave birth to a baby girl. Everything came to a standstill when they learnt of the shocking news, that their daughter Suswati is...
Thank you Donor
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————Story #50 of 50 days, 50 Stories Campaign—————————————————————————————————————————————————————— World Marrow Donor Day(WMDD) is a special day celebrated third Saturday of September to thank all blood stem cell...
Janice Helen Jacob – Lyricist and Music composer of “Thank you Donor” Song
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————Story #49 of 50 days, 50 Stories Campaign—————————————————————————————————————————————————————— First of all, I would like to thank DATRI for giving me this fantastic opportunity to showcase my talent and provide...
A story of a selfless lifesaver-Shruti Goel
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————Story #48 of 50 days, 50 Stories Campaign—————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shruti Geol, a 20 years old student, registered herself as a voluntary Blood Stem Cells Donor in Gateway College...
A Joy Behind Gifting a Life – DATRI Surprising Donor
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————Story #47 of 50 days, 50 Stories Campaign—————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Abhijeet, an a young 20 years old boy from Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, had registered with DATRI at Chandigarh...
Professor Dr.Rakeshbhai Patel became a lifesaver
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————Story #46 of 50 days, 50 Stories Campaign—————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In 2013, a blood stem cell donors registration camp was organized by DATRI with the villagers of Kunghar (Patan...
The Celebration of Lives Gifted
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————Story #45 of 50 days, 50 Stories Campaign—————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Akshya from Coimbatore found her Superhero Kaushikbhai Patel from Surat! Kaushikbhai Mehedrabhai Patel, a 33 year old...
Anuroop’s Bone marrow Donation Story
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————Story #44 of 50 days, 50 Stories Campaign—————————————————————————————————————————————————————— One can donate Blood Stem Cells in two ways; Via Bone Marrow Donation and Via Peripheral Blood Stem Cells Donation...
Blood Stem cell Donor registration process explained
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————Story #43 of 50 days, 50 Stories Campaign—————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Registration Process Explained If you have any questions regarding the process please email us at info@datri.org....
Under 18 Amay wanted to register as a Blood Stem Cell Donor
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————Story #42 of 50 days, 50 Stories Campaign—————————————————————————————————————————————————————— An interview with Amay who wanted to register two months prior he became 18 so that when he is 18, he is ready for...
Blood cancer is a ruthless disease -A patient story
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————Story #41 of 50 days, 50 Stories Campaign—————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ‘Cancer may have started the fight, but I will finish it’, is one of the brave quotes written by someone I had never...
No one has ever become poor by giving
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————Story #40 of 50 days, 50 Stories Campaign—————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We as sensitive human beings always want to see everybody happy, healthy, and at peace. While many are contended and...
Doctor became a Blood Stem Cell Donor
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————Story #39 of 50 days, 50 Stories Campaign—————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I was in the second year of medical college when I got to know about blood stem cell donation. I was impressed by the...
Incidence of Childhood Cancers
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————Story #38 of 50 days, 50 Stories Campaign—————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Childhood cancers are uncommon but no longer rare in today’s world. Each year, approximately 15,700 children are...
Motivator Turns Life Saver!
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————Story #37 of 50 days, 50 Stories Campaign—————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ajasudheen, Assistant Professor, MES College of Engineering, Kunnukara, Aluva is a proud Blood Stem Cell Donor and a...
ARE YOU A REGISTERED DONOR? REGISTER YOUR FAMILY TODAY!
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————Story #35 of 50 days, 50 Stories Campaign—————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Often, the things close to us are overlooked. Every day you meet patients and their families looking for a cure / a...
LIFE-SAVING ON HIGH QUALITY
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————Story #34 of 50 days, 50 Stories Campaign—————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The second wave of COVID-19 is receding, and it is promising to see many transplant centers starting work up for...
Race against time – First International donation in pandemic
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————Story #33 of 50 days, 50 Stories Campaign—————————————————————————————————————————————————————— DATRI’s 1st International Product Transport Experience – Since the pandemic was a great learning experience and a...
An Unusual Blood Stem Cell Donation – Story of Jayees
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————Story #32 of 50 days, 50 Stories Campaign—————————————————————————————————————————————————————— When it says urgent counseling, that means the patient needs the Blood Stem Cells as early as possible. Unlike Blood...
Covid and Blood Stem Cell Donations
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————Story #31 of 50 days, 50 Stories Campaign—————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In June and July, the Chennai team managed to do two collections. Both the donors were counselled before the pandemic...