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\"images\"<\/a>Leukemia had almost killed Leya Parker, a 48-year-old mother of four from Florida.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have no idea (how hard it is) when your brother tells you you\u2019re 10 days away from dying, your doctors tell you you have the worst form of leukemia anyone could ask for at your age, and you need a transplant in order to survive,\u201d<\/a> Parker recalled.<\/p>\n

But then she found her stem cell match: a Jewish 26-year-old finance executive from Manhattan named Jonathan Struhl. The Daily News<\/a> reports that the two met in person for the first time at the Gift of Life Bone Marrow gala on June 11 at the Grant Hyatt in Manhattan. The Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation<\/a> is a public bone marrow and blood cell registry that was created by Jay Feinberg in 1991. The organization popularized donations through the use of cheek swabs to check for matching donors.<\/p>\n

Struhl, who is Orthodox, grew up in Boca Raton and graduated from Yeshiva University\u2019s Syms School of Business.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy Orthodox background definitely helped make my decision a lot easier,\u201d he told OU.org. \u201cIt was actually pretty simple: I was always taught that giving to others is the key pillar of Judaism. It’s what I was raised on and learned throughout my life, so it was obvious I was going to go through with the donation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read the full story from The Daily News here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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