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.
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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