College kid did one simple thing and saved a young life

A special reunion at Baldapalooza brought together a young cancer survivor and the man who saved his life by donating bone marrow.
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[@Rehptawr]

Thank you to everyone who is a donor. My brother's donor was a almost perfect match, but my brother's body resisted and it didn't click. I never got to thank them. So thank you to all.

[@cheshire-smile3091]

I just registered online to be a Donor... I'm anxiously awaiting my swab test. Wish me luck everyone that I'm someone's match & can help save a life.

[@ollie1412]

How'd you go?

[@cheshire-smile3091]

Olivia Schafer ? I just searched 'How to become a bone marrow donor'. You fill out some info... they mail you a swab kit.... you mail it back & wait.

[@cybercat29]

+Cheshire- Smile Good idea! I will have to check with the Canadian Blood Services to see if I am on the list. If not, I will apply.

[@JorgeGonzalez-ut3pm]

I would like to do the same.

[@JMWxx]

What a great man! His parents raised a great and caring man.

[@missbliss7514]

My daughter had hystiocytosis also, but LCH. She was diagnosed at a year old and was on chemo for a year. I'm so glad this little boy survived. This blood cancer is so rare and the symptoms can mimic other illnesses, so it's hard to detect and needs lots of testing to get the answer. My baby girl was losing weight rapidly and threw up sometimes ten times a day and her pediatrician right it was an allergy to milk. She almost starved to death until I had enough and brought her to our children's hospital and they admitted her right away.. it took them two weeks to figure out wat it was. She had a 50% chance of survival. They honestly don't even have a cure for this disease, they just have to do wat they think could work and see what happens. Hystiocytosis occurs mostly in young kids, and can come back when they're older. Usually in their teens. If it does, it will most likely be fatal. My daughter is now 5 & has been in remission since October, 2013. I'm so grateful she survived, and thank god this little boy did too!! I'm now dealing with cancer and it's terminal. I think my daughter had more strength than I do some days. Chemo is so rough and kids are so resilient. I stay strong for my kids, and I don't pout during my treatments because of my one year old could do it, so can I. And I'd any of you reading this have cancer, you can do it, too!! Be strong! ❤

[@audreym3908]

I am so sorry you had to go through that with your daughter, and now you yourself. Hope you get through this to see your beautiful child(ren) grow up to be amazing, like Mat (the donor).

[@alidoesntpay9158]

God bless you and your girl. I hope you all will be healthy ever after and she will grow up happily. You’re an amazing parent !

[@TheCrazymomto6]

I love this! There is so much we can do for others from one simple act!

[@maggied8468]

My son did donation. The person services. They sent a thank you card. It's a good feeling.

[@MegaLESM]

I'm on tears....

[@MagaIstvan]

great guy, good to see the kid is all right

[@fluffyweapon]

a super guy like him I don't know if he realizes how attractive that is !!!

[@keithss67]

awesome story!!! great guy,brave kid. happy ending!!!!!

[@anthonypetersenecal5546]

Great story !!!!

[@beautifulbaldie4447]

Just finished my bone marrow transplant, can’t wait to meet the person one day!!

[@mjt-ew8rs]

i lost someone very close, very special to HLH just 10 months ago. she was only 8 years old. tried for a marrow transplant, could not find a close enough match, could not get her body ready for the transplant. 3 different rounds of chemo each week. miss her so much. last sunday was 10 months. i went on youtube that morning, saw one of her vidoes. youtube put it at the top of the list, so it would be the first one i would notice. i did not know the video was on youtube.the Cincinnati hospital she spoke about is the only one in the US that actually studies HLH. she was not able to get to cinci. although, many hospitals in the US including cinci did help her.

[@saurora2869]

I kinda of had to donate bone marrow to my twin sister, she got cancer. She would have died without a donator. But the doctors could not find a perfect match. I'm her twin sister, my mom asked me if i wanted to donate. It was me either donating, or she dying. We was a match. She is fine now

[@cybercat29]

+ninjasigrid I am so glad that your sister and you are okay after the bone marrow donation.

[@LexitaMai]

+Nan Slammer Returns They don't take all of it 😂

[@killo_playz_-7518]

ziggy. Thats sad Its good to hear ur helping ur family

[@strawberryjones7193]

that was very brave of you. I mean really, who ever has to face something like that? it must have been very scary to even think about and you should be proud of yourself for overcoming any fears and helping your sister. good for you. you are a decent human and I wish you the best.

[@jared7360]

I registered for this company a couple weeks ago and I’m waiting for a test to send in.

[@drewbolender888]

A RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS

[@Eric-sx9qo]

One word, Hero.

[@queenrandomness4441]

Who would dislike this:( it so nice of that man to save that boys life👍😭

[@audreym3908]

Heartless peolpe

[@kingdre-gw8rz]

This late af but how ever those heartless people coud be people who love one couldn't find a match for some shit me personally i like the video but think about it in that way there haters

[@pragawa]

god bless matt

[@dstodgo]

I am really happy after watching this video

[@AdriannaMacgillivray]

this is amazing,

[@TrevorMorgan]

Went to sign up to be a donor but I can't. Rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis... :-( I still enjoyed watching this story though.

[@anyingholgado4061]

I salute you sir :) God Bless you :)

[@chaycee.crawford5033]

In 2013 my mother was diagnosed with leukemia. she won that battle but it's time for round two.

[@brendalg4]

I hope she is doing better now

[@kingdre-gw8rz]

this is very late but I wish the best for your mother GL

[@-ZED-]

Space Station hopefully she is getting better

[@CutiePie2704]

So sweet

[@kv25641]

Omg, he looks exactly like my history teacher :0

[@sleepyenby8036]

This is so sweet

[@joeyrhodes5899]

Det finns en liten och ringa mig när det var en gång det är inte meningen och ringa dig och jag har en gång till min mamma är en gång en av det det var en bra

[@madisonlion5498]

💜💜💜💜💜

[@Adam-uj6mz]

At the beginning he looks exactly like MrAnArcade with that hat

[@vbha7261]

OMG that is amazing

[@PoopsehL]

that guy sounds like pewdiepie

[@yammay29]

I signed up to be a match over 10 years ago. No one ever called me.

[@gethigh5029]

My boy lost weight

[@CutieRingoJoy]

Lol the people in my college always looked 16 rather than 20

[@marlonmendez5176]

How have I never heard of this matching website?!?

[@dylan-mi9jh]

was... was that guy wearing crocs with socks

[@lunamonsta5059]

Dyl03cDavis LMFAO!!! OMG You gotta see SNL's guy with crocs with Socks

[@Adriana-lq2py]

When you try to register but Arthritis prevents you :( Ugh.

[@brendalg4]

at least you tried good job.

[@cyclopticmoron3342]

A kid in my class has a disease that's 1 in a 1000000000 and he needs a match for a bone marrow transplant it really effects him and only like 6 other people in the world have it

[@missbliss7514]

Oops sorry for typos.. Neuropathy in both hands..i do my best. Also 11 people are heartless. Who could dislike this?!

[@deathenterprise1409]

who disliked this wow

[@cybercat29]

+SunShine I agree with you 100%!!!!!!

[@cybercat29]

SunShine AWW, you are so welcome :-) Yes, B.C. is a beautiful place to live :-)

[@bettemimi4951]

DeathEnterprise How could anyone human Not like this most inspiring video? They must have mush for brains. This video just made my day... I absolutely loved it...

[@bettemimi4951]

SunShine Agreed

[@lunamonsta5059]

DeathEnterprise OMG! My thoughts EXACTALLY!!!

[@johnj.bluvas8702]

What is the age limit for donations?

[@chanellufkin9888]

18? I would log on to be a match and find out. I think most things like that are 18.

[@BaddaBigBoom]

23 sociopaths to the right of the thumbs up. (Thumbs up by the way).

[@laikahh16]

did one simple thing??? wth title makers this is actually not simple >

[@Hoopylasss11]

it's very simple - all you have to do to potentially save someone's life is sign up and if you're a match, take a couple of days out of your life and perhaps end up a bit sore for a short while - seems pretty damn simple to me!! i'm surprised a bit though by this story (that in the US there is some seemingly private website you have to sign up for). one of the first times i donated blood here in australia i also ticked a box to confirm i am happy to be a bone marrow donor if i am ever a match, and was told this meant we go on an international database - i hope this is true and you don't have to go through country by country and individually sign yourself up. i doubt it very much because this is an australian government covered service (red cross blood bank) and they are hardly going to provide misinformation. something seems odd about this story.

[@dstodgo]

By the way I have a caterack on my left eye and my other eye is really lazy so I can't see out of it Which meanes I need glasses so that why my left eye can see when I am a adult I can get eye surgery so I can see normally And at the time i am at my third pair of glasses and sence I can't see from 1 eye my nickname is cyclop But at least one day o will finally see fro my two eyesand the only thing you have to do with glasses is That when you go to bed you take them off and when you wake up you have to go to the trouble of finding The🙁🙁🙁

[@dstodgo]

So many typos noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Oooooooooooooooooooooooioooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@brendalg4]

At least you can see with glasses. Some people are totally blind and wish all they had to do to see was deal with the hassle of glasses.

[@zied6456]

cataract*

[@tarawenzel5780]

dstodgo I’m sorry about that but it’s great that you have hope that it will all end when u r an adult that’s so cool dude

[@brandianderson3618]

i joined

[@unique6151]

What's a bone marrow

[@james64468]

a soft fatty substance in the cavities of bones, in which blood cells are produced

[@dstodgo]

What is a bone marrow

[@james64468]

a soft fatty substance in the cavities of bones, in which blood cells are produced