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Donor Dax Hurst

Donor Dax Hurst

By Stacey Lindsay
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Several years ago, then-college student Dax Hurst registered at a stem cell and bone marrow donation center. It was a simple act for humanity at the time…but years later, it proved life-saving. Dax matched perfectly with a baby boy suffering with a severe immunodeficiency disorder. Dax's bone marrow donation saved the baby's life…and the two got the chance to meet in person. Their incredible story exemplifies how love is given and received in endless ways…sometimes even between strangers.

 

 

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Stacey Lindsay

Stacey Lindsay is a journalist covering women + society, and an editor at The Sunday Paper. Her first book, BEING 40: The Decade of Letting Go—and Embracing Who We Are (The Open Field/Viking Penguin) is available for pre-order.

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