Real stories

Kurt

In 2016, while attending a university blood drive, Kurt Mathes made a seemingly small choice that would later completely change someone’s life.

Wiremu

Wiremu's life was changed by a rare illness, and an equally rare donor match.

Te Waarakihi

A Rotorua family is appealing for support from Pasifika and Māori communities, in the hope a stranger could be the genetic match that saves their nine-year-old’s life.

Liam

After donating blood and plasma for nearly 15 years, Liam Millard (Ngāi Te Rangi) signed up as a bone marrow donor. It was an act of kindness that has saved a life.

Taylor Ngakoma Harper

For St. John Ambulance mechanic Taylor Ngakoma Harper, saving lives is a part of his every day life.

Tom

“There was no question about it, I was a match and the patient needed me. I said, ‘sign me up!’”, says Tom.

Pharoah

“I remember going to the gym and feeling tired but shrugged it off, until it got worse and worse”, says Pharoah

Chace

Three days before his first birthday, Ryan and Keri Found out that a bone marrow aspirate had determined that Chace had a rare strain of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML).