WELCOME TO BECOME MY HERO - DO YOU NEED A STEM CELL DONOR?
If you or someone you know has a disease such as leukemia, sickle cell anemia, multiple sclerosis or lupus, we want to help.
More specifically, if a bone marrow transplant is needed to treat your disease but you can't find a suitable match in a donor registry, you have come to the right place.
Become My Hero finds cord blood donors for anyone in imminent danger of dying because they need a bone marrow transplant to survive but can't find a donor. We also help those currently in remission and would like to have at least two cord blood units to set aside in case of a relapse. This is especially important for those who are in remission who do not have a donor in a registry or for those who had a difficult time finding a donor for their first transplant.
We differ from organizations such as the NMDP (National Marrow Donor Program) and DKMS (German National Donor Program) in that we are not a public registry. We, instead, take extraordinary measures to find donors for individuals who have not been able to find a match in a public registry. Most importantly, we almost exclusively look for cord blood and not bone marrow donors. |