A Lifeline to Life: FOX 29's Breland Moore meets man helped by her bone marrow donation
PHILADELPHIA - Our own Breland Moore is sharing her story and how she decided to become a bone marrow donor – a decision that would later help save a man’s life.
She detailed her entire journey through the process in A Lifeline to Life, a FOX 29 News Special on FOX LOCAL.
The backstory:
Back in 2016, while working in Rochester, New York, Breland found herself working on a story about a high school bowler named Cameron Hurwitz. His life was saved because of a bone marrow donation he received.
It was the first time Breland had ever heard of Be The Match, now known as the National Marrow Donor Program.
Cameron’s story had such an impact on Breland, she decided to take the few minutes and sign up for the program.
She was doubtful she would ever get the call.
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In October of 2021, Breland received a text explaining that she was a match to a complete stranger, who needed her help in order to save his life.
Breland then underwent a series of tests, and eventually, through the process, extracted bone marrow to give to a complete stranger.
In early April, with some help from the Philadelphia Flyers, Breland was able to travel to Montreal to meet Yves Laplante – the man she helped save.
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Breland has since learned that she was the only match on the global registry that could help save Yves.
Now, she’s sharing their story, and what it was like to look into the eyes of someone who is alive today because of that simple act.
You can watch their story A Lifeline to Life on FOX LOCAL.
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What you can do:
To learn more about bone marrow donation and how to sign up, you can visit the National Donor Program Website.