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- Rihanna worked previously with DKMS, a donor network in Germany
- Donor was 32 years old
- Recipient: Lisa Gershowitz Flynn
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R&B singer Rihanna helped leukemia patient, Lisa Gershowitz Flynn, find a bone marrow donor. Flynn, a 41 year old mother of two, was diagnosed in November 2007 with acute myelogenous leukemia, an aggressive cancer of the bone marrow and blood, and was told she had a four to six week window to find a donor. Rihanna was heartbroken by the story and launched the successful campaign to find the transplant.
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Rihanna Facts
- Name: Robyn Rihanna Fenty
- Pronounced: Ree-AH-nah
- Born: February 20, 1988
- Birthplace: St. Michael, Barbados
- Label: Def Jam Records
- Albums: 3
- Signed by Jay-Z
- Major influences: Brandy, Beyonce Knowles, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Bob Marley
- Was named honorary cultural ambassador to her native Barbados
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You and your friend's spouse share a rare blood type. When your friend's spouse needs an urgent bone marrow transplant, for which you are a 3 AnswersI am terrified of needles. I always have been. I also am O- which only 7% of people have. I can give blood and marrow to almost anyone, but can only recieve it ... read more -
How is bone marrow transplants? 1 AnswerPlease refer a good answer given by a mahalo member (the kid) to a similar question. Jasmina's cancer cells have multiplied in recent days and she has just und... read more
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Look to the Stars: Rihanna Wants To Refresh Bone Marrow Charity http://ow.ly/16wRaI
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Rihanna wants part of the fund to go towards DKMS, which helps to try and find bone marrow donors for the victims of leukaemia.
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