“My donor knew nothing about me, except that I was a 24 year-old and if I didn’t get her cells quick I wasn’t going to make it. God called her to give to me. And because she was faithful I have life. I can’t explain how grateful we are to her”, said Leslie Lance moments before meeting her donor for the first time.

Leslie Lance, 28, survived leukemia thanks to a bone marrow transplant. Leslie and her family will be forever thankful to her donor, Carmen Colom, who joined the Be The Match Registry during one of The Icla da Silva Foundation’s marrow drives in Puerto Rico.

Watch bellow the video of Leslie meeting her donor Carmen for the first time.