Inspired by her younger sister’s cancer diagnosis and life-saving stem cell donation, high-school senior Renee is advocating for the importance of registering with the National Marrow Donor Program.

Renee watched as her sister, Shutterbug Simone, desperately hoped to find a stem cell donor. She says:

“In 2018, my younger sister was diagnosed with leukemia and needed a bone marrow transplant to save her life.  She was only able to find two matches. Two. Despite our world being so vastly large and diverse, there are still thousands of patients around the globe out there who aren’t even able to find one match at all.  Her story has sparked my desire to make a change.”

Renee created this short documentary  video as part of her Girl Scout Gold Award project, and she is trying to raise awareness of this topic on as many platforms as possible.

The Pablove Foundation understands that for patients with blood cancers like leukemia, hope for a cure exists — with a blood stem cell donation from a matching donor. We are proud to support these efforts and encourage more people to step up, register and become potential lifesavers.

Renee adds,

“I’m a senior from Eagle Rock High School and a Girl Scout Ambassador with Troop 1955. This year, I’m pursuing my Gold Award project, tackling the low number of registered Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander donors on the national stem cell registry.