Dados do Registro Nacional de Doadores de Medula Óssea e o de receptores são cruzados para encontrar possíveis transplantes. A atriz Drica Moraes e menina Thaís são exemplos bem sucedidos.

A atriz Drica Moraes descobriu que estava com leucemia, doença conhecida como “câncer do sangue”, em fevereiro deste ano. O transplante de medula óssea era a únic [ … ]

Eight years ago, seventeen-year-old Eduardo Ramirez from Salinas, California almost had his life taken by leukemia. Today, he is celebrating almost five years cancer free, thanks to his life saving marrow transplant. He is enjoying life; playing soccer with his friends, dating a beautiful girl, and looking forward to attending the University of Cal [ … ]

New York, October 3, 2008.  It was an emotional moment when marrow recipient and now former non-hodgkins patient, Mr. Robert Jewell, from Cheasepeake, Virginia met for the first time his life-saving marrow donor, Romery Granado from the Bronx, New York.

This emotional meeting took place at The Icla da Silva Foundation's 16th Anniversary Dinner & [ … ]

Daniel Menjivar is a 15-year-old boy from Honduras and he is currently being treated at John Hopkins in Baltimore of Graft-versus-host disease as a result of a complication from a bone marrow transplant.

It has been six years since the last time that Daniel has seen his siblings. Most recently, both his father and three other siblings received the v [ … ]

Over 200 guests, including patients, supporters, consul generals, doctors and members of the business community, attended The Icla da Silva Foundation Annual Fundraising Awards Reception last September 30, 2004. Melissa Rozon, leukemia survivor, spoke about her experience and how the Foundation was a great support to her.