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| BMDR – Cancer Support Services Annual Report |
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When a family first finds out that someone they love has cancer their world collapses. Anyone in this situation - no matter what their social or financial status is - needs massive support...
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| Tal's Father Writes |
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Shalom. My name is Ofer Shitrit. My son Tal - of blessed memory - was just 8 years old when he died of cancer a little over one month ago. He was waiting...
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| Celebrating Life at the Royalton |
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Amidst the elegant grandeur of crystal and marble at the Royalton at Roslyn Country Club gathered New York's most prestigious for a momentous evening in Celebration of Life. Chaired by Manny and Mojdeh Malekan and Philip and Hedyeh Shaoul, long-time...
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| Thousands Tested in the Hope of Saving Tal |
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More than five thousand people responded to the call and came to be tested in the hope of finding a matching donor for eight year old Tal Shitrit, who was diagnosed with leukemia two years ago. Only a bone marrow transplant can save his...
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| Join Tal’s Battle – Let’s Help Him Win! |
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Eight year old Tal Shitrit, from Kibbutz Nach'sholim, became ill with cancer about three years ago. As a result of his illness, he remained an additional year in pre-1A. Following a bitter battle, Tal went into...
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| Cohen and Cohen: A Family of Givers |
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To Chen Cohen, a soldier from Afula, it was clear that she would donate bone marrow to save a life, precisely as her sister Revital did a few years ago. Their parents, Simon and Rina Cohen of "The Desert Charm from Morocco" are known as...
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| Bone Marrow Registry Law Passed |
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With the support of ten Knesset members, a law was passed, earmarking - for the first time in Israel's history - an annual budget for existing bone marrow registries in Israel, which operated until now with the help of donations alone...
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| Following the Test Tube Trail |
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Did you ever wonder what happened to that little test tube of blood drawn from your vein when you joined Ezer Mizion's Bone Marrow Registry? Maccabi Health Services Tissue Typing Lab in Rehovot welcomes every vial that arrives there, giving each...
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| Proposed Registry Law: "It Will Save Lives" |
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Israel's Labor, Health and Social Services Knesset Committee has approved the proposed Bone Marrow Registry Law for a second and third reading. According to the proposal, Israel's national government will...
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| "Drafted - for Life!" |
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In a festive ceremony, Ezer Mizion and the IDF marked five years of lifesaving collaboration. Participating in the event were Brigadier General Avi Zamir, Head of IDF Human Resources Department, Mr. Motti Zisser, CEO of...
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| Avichai's Story |
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When he was just seven months old, Avichai was diagnosed with a rare genetic blood disorder. A bone marrow transplant was needed to save his life. Now, a year later, Avichai and his donor will meet for the first time...
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| Bone Marrow Registry Staff at NMDP Conference |
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Dr. Jerry Stein, Ezer Mizion Bone Marrow Registry Medical Advisor, and Nira Shriki, Ezer Mizion Bone Marrow Registry Search and Transplant Supervisor, represented Ezer Mizion at National Marrow Donor's Program (NMDP) annual...
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| Four Year Old Hero |
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Little four-year-old Dotan Meir-Zavlud is a veteran warrior. He has already managed to win a battle with cancer one time and to recover from complex heart surgery to correct a rare heart defect. Now, he is fighting for his life for the third...
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| Joining Worlds - Saving Lives |
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There was not a dry eye at the meeting where Gila Kobo finally got to meet the woman who saved her life: Simmy Ventura. Simmy's stem cell donation gave Gila a new lease on life. "I gave a blood sample in one of the malls some time ago. Afterwards...
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| Nachal Hacharedi Soldier Saves Child |
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Seven year old Nimrod looked excitedly into the eyes of the soldier, Tzvi Lax. Despite his young age, Nimrod appreciates the magnitude of what Lax did for him. "I am very excited, and I want to say 'Thank you'," the boy said shyly, at their first...
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| Happy Ending: Amit Has Come Home! |
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Amit Kadosh, the seven-year old girl who underwent a complex bone marrow transplant in the US, will soon be on her way back to Israel. Amit's father announced that the bone marrow transplant was a...
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| Menashe and Marc Meet |
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When 20 year old Canadian born Menashe Grunfeld heard about the stem cell donor recruitment drive to save the life of little Dor Lavie, he decided to join Ezer Mizion's Bone Marrow Registry. Together with a group of his...
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| World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA) Conference |
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The World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA) fosters international collaboration to facilitate the exchange of high quality stem cells for clinical transplantation worldwide and to promote the interests of...
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| Jonas and Propp Donor Pools: Donors Meet Recipients |
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Gal Moskowitz and Nadav Kraus joined Ezer Mizion's Registry. They were sponsored by the Howard & Debby Jonas Donor Pool and the Gabi Propp Donor Pool, respectively. Both Gal and Nadav had the unique opportunity to save the lives of two...
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| Policeman Saves Patient's Life |
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Police officer Uri Chason (48) from Jerusalem became the hero of the Transportation Division in the Beit Dagan Police Station, after news arrived that he had saved...
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| Brazil Community Donor Pool Saves Lives |
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A year and a half after undergoing a stem cell transplant, 60-year old Yehudit met her donor: Ricardo, the Brazilian immigrant who saved her life. When Ricardo Gonsalves, emigrated from Brazil to Israel six years ago, he never imagined...
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| A Tribute to Alan Cohen, o. b. m. |
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With great sorrow we mark the untimely passing of Alan Cohen, of blessed memory. At Ezer Mizion we got to know Alan shortly after he was diagnosed...
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| Help Alan Cohen |
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Alan Cohen, husband to Judy, father to twin 12-year old girls, friend and colleague is suffering from Leukemia...
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| Twins for the Raziel Family (10/09) |
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"Mommy, I love you," were the last words of 3-1/2 year old Omri, moments before he died of cancer. Now, four years after the terrible loss, and following long years of fertility treatments, the family has been blessed with twins...
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